- Thing, n. 1. Being (animate or inanimate), creature, substance, body, object, created being.
- 2. Inanimate object, lump of matter, lifeless substance.
- 3. Event, transaction, deed, act, action, occurrence, circumstance, matter.
- 4. Part, portion, something.
- Think, v. n. 1. Cogitate, reflect, meditate, ponder, muse, contemplate, exercise the mind.
- 2. Deliberate, consider, reason.
- 3. Conclude, determine, judge, suppose, imagine, fancy, believe, deem, ween, OPINE, have an opinion, be of opinion.
- Think, v. a. 1. Imagine, conceive, entertain an idea of, cherish a thought of.
- 2. Consider, regard, hold, believe, judge, suppose, esteem, deem, account, count, reckon, look upon.
- Thinkable, a. Cogitable, conceivable.
- Thinking, n. 1. Reflection, meditation, cogitation, musing, contemplation.
- 2. Judgment, opinion, thought, belief.
- Think well of, 1. Esteem, have a good opinion of, have a high opinion of.
- 2. Approve, commend, think favorably of.
- Thinness, n. 1. Slenderness, fineness, exility.
- 2. Rarity, rareness, tenuity, subtility, etherealness.
- 3. Sparseness, scantiness, paucity, fewness.
- Thin-skinned, a. Sensitive, irritable.
- Third, n. Third part.
- Thirst, n. 1. Desire for drink.
- 2. Desire, longing, craving.
- Thirst, v. n. 1. Desire to drink.
- 2. Desire, long, crave, hanker.
- Thirsty, a. 1. Suffering from thirst.
- 2. Dry, parched, without moisture.
- 3. Longing, craving, greedy, eager.
- Thither, ad. To that place.
- Thorax, n. Chest, breast, trunk (of the body).
- Thorn, n. 1. Spine, prickle.
- 2. Annoyance, plague, nuisance, infliction, trouble, scourge, torment, bitter pill, curse, gall and wormwood.
- Thorn-apple, n. Stramonium, stramony, apple Peru, Jamestown weed (Datura stramonium).
- Thorny, a. 1. Spiny, spinose, spinous, prickly, briery.
- 2. Pricking, sharp, pointed.
- 3. Troublesome, vexatious, annoying, harassing, perplexing.
- Thorough, a. Complete, entire, total, perfect, full.
- Thorough-bred, a. 1. Instructed, accomplished, finished, practised, qualified, trained, proficient, able, well educated, well versed, AU FAIT.
- 2. Of full blood (as horses).
- Thoroughfare, n. Passage (free from obstruction), street, road, way.
- Thoroughwort, n. Boneset, ague-weed, Indian sage, feverwort (Eupatorium perfoliatum).
- Though, conj. 1. Although, granting, admitting, allowing, notwithstanding that.
- 2. However, yet, nevertheless.
- Thought, n. 1. Cogitation, reflection, meditation, musing, contemplation, thinking.
- 2. Idea, conception, conceit, fancy, imagination.
- 3. Judgment, conclusion, opinion, notion.
- 4. Deliberation, consideration, reasoning.
- 5. Design, purpose, intention.
- Thoughtful, a. 1. Contemplative, reflective, pensive, speculative, deliberative, studious, sedate.
- 2. Careful, heedful, regardful, mindful, attentive, considerate, circumspect, wary, discreet, prudent.
- Thoughtless, a. Heedless, regardless, careless, listless, neglectful, negligent, inattentive, inconsiderate, unmindful, unwatchful, inadvertent, giddy, flighty, reckless, headlong, hare-brained, giddy-brained, light-headed.
- Thoughtlessness, n. Inattention, heedlessness, carelessness, absence of mind, inadvertence, neglect, oversight.
- Thraldom, n. [Written also Thralldom.] Slavery, servitude, subjection, bondage, vassalage, serfdom, enslavement, enthralment, thrall.
- Thrall, n. 1. Slave, bondman, vassal, serf.
- 2. Slavery, THRALDOM.
- Thrash, v. a. 1. Thresh.
- 2. Drub, maul, pommel, beat, flog, bruise, thwack, LICK, LAMM, WALLOP.
- Thrasher, n. 1. Fox-shark, sea-fox, sea-ape (Carcharias vulpes).
- 2. Brown thrush, French mockingbird (Tardus rufus).
- Thrasonical, a. Boastful, bragging, vain-glorious.
- Thread, n. 1. Filament, fibre, staple, pile, small string.
- 2. Course, tenor.
- Thread, v. a. Thrid, go through, pass through.
- Threadbare, a. 1. Napless, worn out.
- 2. Trite, hackneyed, stale, beaten, common, commonplace.
- Thread-shaped, a. Filiform, filamentous.
- Threat, n. Menace, denunciation.
- Threaten, v. a. 1. Menace, denounce, defy.
- 2. Portend, presage, forebode, augur, foreshadow, prognosticate, indicate.
- Threaten, v. n. Impend, be near at hand, be imminent, stare one in the face.
- Threatening, a. Menacing, impending, impendent, imminent, minatory.
- Threatening, n. Commination, threat, denunciation, menace.
- Threescore, a. Sixty.
- Three sheets in the wind, (Sailor's phrase.) Tight, fuddled, somewhat intoxicated, HALF SEAS OVER.
- Three-valved, a. Trivalvular.
- Thresh, v. a. Thrash.
- Threshold, n. 1. Doorsill.
- 2. Entrance, outset, beginning, commencement, start.
- Thrice, ad. Three times.
- Thrid, v. a. Thread, go through, pass through.
- Thrift, n. 1. Success, prosperity, gain, profit.
- 2. Frugality, thriftiness, economy, good husbandry.
- Thriftiness, n. Thrift.
- Thriftless, a. Extravagant, profuse, lavish, prodigal, wasteful, unthrifty, too free, over-liberal.
- Thrifty, a. 1. Frugal, sparing, economical, saving, careful, provident.
- 2. Thriving, prosperous.
- 3. Vigorous, growing well, flourishing
- Thrill, v. a. Penetrate, pierce, move, touch, affect, strike.
- Thrill, v. n. Penetrate, pierce.
- Thrive, v. n. 1.
- 2. Grow, increase, advance, flourish, improve, make improvement.
- Thriving, a. 1. Prosperous, successful, thrifty.
- 2. Growing, flourishing.
- Throat, n. Pharynx, swallow, gullet, œsophagus.
- Throb, v. n. Beat, palpitate, pulsate.
- Throb, n. Beat, beating, pulsation, palpitation, throbbing.
- Throbbing, n. Beating, THROB.
- Throe, n. Paroxysm (of extreme pain, especially in childbirth), fit, spasm, anguish, pang, agony.
- Throne, n. 1. Chair of State.
- 2. Sovereignty, sovereign power, sway.
- Throng, n. Crowd, multitude, horde, press, host.
- Throng, v. n. Crowd, press.
- Throstle, n. Mavis, song-thrush (Turdus musicus).
- Throttle, n. Windpipe, trachea, throat, weasand.
- Throttle, v. a. Choke, strangle, suffocate.
- Through, prep. 1. From one side, end, or part of, to the other.
- 2. By means of, by the agency of, in consequence of.
- Through, ad. 1. From one side or part to the other.
- 2. From beginning to end.
- 3. To the end.
- Throughout, prep. Over, completely through, quite through, through every part of.
- Throughout, ad. From beginning to end, from first to last, in every part, everywhere, from end to end, from head to foot, from top to toe.
- Throw, v. a. 1. Cast, hurl, launch, fling, send, toss, pitch, sling, dart, lance, propel, SHY, jaculate, project, let fly.
- 2. Put, spread.
- 3. Overturn, prostrate, throw down, lay flat.
- Throw, n. 1. Fling, cast, toss.
- 2. Jigger, potter's wheel.
- Throw away, 1. Lose, spend in vain.
- 2. Relinquish, give up, cast off, throw by, throw or heave overboard, cast to the winds.
- Throw back, 1. Reject, refuse.
- 2. Retort, rebuff.
- Throw by, Reject, lay aside, cast off, throw away.
- Throw down, 1. Prostrate, lay flat.
- 2. Subvert, overthrow, destroy.
- Throw in, 1. Inject.
- 2. Put in.
- 3. Relinquish, give up.
- Throw off, 1. Discard, reject, repudiate, renounce.
- 2. Expel, drive off, drive away.
- 3.
- Throw out, 1. Reject, exclude.
- 2. Speak, utter, express.
- Throw up, 1. Resign, lay down, give up.
- 2. Emit, eject, send up.
- 3. Vomit, disgorge.
- Thrum, v. a. Play (as an instrument), strum, play upon.
- Thrust, v. a. Push, drive, impel, force, clap, poke, shove.
- Thrust, v. n. Make a thrust.
- Thrust, n. 1. Push, shove, pass, stab, allonge, lunge, tilt.
- 2. Assault, attack, charge.
- Thrust one's nose in, [Colloquial.] Interfere, meddle, intermeddle, PUT IN ONE'S OAR.
- Thrust one's self, Obtrude, intrude.
- Thud, n. 1. Shock, impetus.
- 2. Stroke, blow, thump, knock.
- Thump, n. Blow, knock, stroke.
- Thump, v. a. Beat, knock, strike, belabor.
- Thunder-clap, n. Thunder-stroke.
- Thunder-shower, n. Thunder-storm.
- Thunder-storm, n. Tempest (accompanied with thunder and lightning), thunder-shower.
- Thunder-stroke, n. Thunder-clap.
- Thunder-struck, a. 1. Struck by lightning.
- 2. Astonished, amazed, astounded, dumfoundered.
- Thunder-tube, n. Fulgurite.
- Thurible, n. Censer.
- Thus, ad. 1. In this manner, in this wise.
- 2. So, to this degree.
- Thwack, v. a. [Colloquial.] Strike, beat, thump, belabor, whack, rap.
- Thwack, n. Blow, stroke, thump, pat, knock, rap.
- Thwart, v. a. 1. Traverse, cross, intersect, lie across.
- 2. Frustrate, hinder, oppose, oppugn, obstruct, contravene, counteract, defeat, disconcert, balk.
- Tiara, n. Triple-crown (of the Pope).
- Tic, n. Twitching, vellication.
- Tic douloureux, [Fr.] Neuralgia in the face, facial neuralgia.
- Tick, n. 1. Click, beat.
- 2. Bed-tick, ticking.
- 3. Trust, credit.
- Tick, v. n. Click, beat.
- Tick, v. a. Score, check, check off.
- Ticking, n. Bed-ticking, tick.
- Tickle, v. a. 1. Titillate.
- 2. Please (by trifles), delight, gladden, rejoice, gratify, make glad, give joy to, take one's fancy, do one's heart good.
- Tickling, n. Titillation.
- Ticklish, a. 1. Easily tickled.
- 2. Unsteady, unstable, tottering, uncertain.
- 3. Delicate, nice, critical.
- Tidbit, n. Titbit, dainty, delicacy, nice bit, choice morsel, delicate morsel, delicious mouthful, BONNE-BOUCHE.
- Tide, n. 1. Rise and fall of the sea.
- 2. Course, current, stream.
- Tide-waiter, n. Land-waiter.
- Tidings, n. pl. News (of special interest), intelligence, word, advice, information.
- Tidy, a. Clean, cleanly, neat, spruce.
- Tie, v. a. 1. Bind, fasten (with a cord or string), manacle, shackle, fetter.
- 2. Knit, interlace, complicate, knot, entangle.
- 3. Unite, join, connect, link.
- Tie, n. 1. Knot, fastening, band, ligature.
- 2. Bond, obligation.
- 3. Equal number (on both sides, as of votes).
- Tie down, 1. Fasten down.
- 2. Restrain, confine.
- Tier, n. Row, rank, series.
- Tiers état, n. [Fr.] The commonalty (as distinguished from the nobility and clergy), third estate.
- Tiff, n. Pet, miff, rage, passion, fume, fit of anger, angry mood.
- Tiff, v. n. [Rare.] Quarrel, wrangle, bicker, spar, jangle, have words, fall out, have an altercation, be at variance, have a bone to pick.
- Tiger-wolf, n. Hyena.
- Tight, a. 1. Close, fast, not open, not leaky.
- 2. Close-fitting, not loose.
- 3. Tense, stretched, taught, not slack.
- 4. [Colloquial.] Fuddled, boozy, disguised, drunk, maudlin, mellow, in liquor, SLEWED, GROGGY, high, in one's cups, HALF SEAS OVER, somewhat intoxicated, THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND.
- 5. [Colloquial, U. S.] Stringent (as the money market).
- 6. [Colloquial, U. S.] Parsimonious, stingy, penurious, hard, close-fisted.
- Tighten, v. a. Make tight.
- Tights, n. pl. [Colloquial.] Tight pantaloons.
- Till, n. Money-drawer.
- Till, prep. Until, to the time of, up to.
- Till, conj. or ad. Until, to the time when.
- Till, v. a. Cultivate.
- Tillable, a. Arable.
- Tillage, n. Culture (of land), cultivation, husbandry, agriculture, farming, geoponics.
- Tillage land, Plough land.
- Till now, To the present time, up to the present time.
- Till then, To that time, up to that time.
- Tilmus, n. (Med.) Floccillation, carphology.
- Tilt, n. 1. Awning, canopy.
- 2. Thrust, pass, allonge, lunge.
- 3. Encounter, combat (as a practice of arms), joust.
- 4. Slant (as of a barrel for discharging a liquor), slope, inclination.
- Tilt, v. a. 1. Slant, slope.
- 2. Forge (with a tilt-hammer), hammer.
- Tilt, v. n. 1. Joust, rush (as in combat), make a rush, make a tilt.
- 2. Loan, incline, tip.
- Tilt-hammer, n. Trip-hammer.
- Timber, n. 1. Wood (for building).
- 2. Beam, stick, squared timber.
- 3. Rib (of a ship's frame).
- 4. [Western, U. S.] Woods, forest.
- Timbered, a. Wooded.
- Timbre, n. (Mus.) Quality (of tone).
- Time, n. 1. Duration.
- 2. Spell, season, interval, term, while, space of time.
- 3. Period, age, era, epoch, date, term.
- 4. Delivery, parturition, confinement, hour of travail, period of childbirth.
- 5. Fit season, proper time.
- 6. (Mus.) Measure.
- Time, v. a. 1. Adapt to the occasion.
- 2. Regulate (as to time).
- 3. Note the rate of (with respect to speed).
- 4. (Mus.) Measure.
- Time enough, In time, in season, soon enough, sufficiently soon, early enough.
- Time-keeper, n. Timepiece.
- Timely, a. Seasonable, opportune, early, punctual, prompt.
- Time of day, Customary salutation (as "Good-morning," or "Good-evening").
- Timepiece, n. Clock, watch, chronometer, time-keeper.
- Times, n. pl. 1. Seasons, spells.
- 2. Periods, epochs, ages.
- 3. State of things (at a particular period), general condition of affairs.
- Time-server, n. Trimmer, temporizer.
- Time-serving, a. Trimming, temporizing, truckling, obsequious, fawning, servile, supple, mean, selfish.
- Time-worn, a. Impaired by time, SUPERANNUATED.
- Timid, a. 1. Timorous, fearful, nervous, skittish, shy, cowardly, pusillanimous, faint-hearted, chicken-hearted, easily frightened, not bold.
- 2. Diffident, bashful, retiring, coy, sheepish, shrinking, blushing, shame-faced, over-modest.
- Timidity, n. 1. Timorousness, fearfulness, skittishness, shyness, cowardice, pusillanimity, want of courage.
- 2. Diffidence, bashfulness, coyness, sheepishness, shamefacedness.
- Timorous, a. Fearful, TIMID.
- Timorousness, n. Timidity.
- Timothy-grass, n. Cat's tail, herds'-grass (Phleum pretense).
- Tin, n. [Colloquial.] Tin-plate, tinned iron, white iron.
- Tincal, n. Crude borax (as imported from the East Indies), bi-borate of soda.
- Tincture, n. 1. Tinge, stain, tint, hue, shade, grain.
- 2. Flavor, taste, smack, spice.
- 3. Infusion, admixture, touch, dash, seasoning, sprinkling.
- 4. Alcoholic solution.
- Tincture, v. a. 1. Tinge, stain, dye, color, tint, shade.
- 2. Flavor, season.
- 3. Imbue, impress, infuse, impregnate.
- Tinge, v. a. 1. Dye, stain, color, tint, tincture.
- 2. Imbue, impress, infuse, impregnate.
- Tinge, n. 1. Tint, stain, color, dye, tincture, shade (of color), cast, hue.
- 2. Taste, flavor, smack, spice.
- Tingle, v. n. Have a pricking sensation.
- Tinker, n. Mender (of old pans, kettles, &c.).
- Tinker, v. a. Mend (as old pans, kettles, &c.), cobble, patch up.
- Tinkle, v. n. Jingle, clink, ring.
- Tinkle, n. Tinkling.
- Tinkling, n. Tinkle, jingle, jingling, clinking, tintinnabulation, ringing.
- Tin-plate, n. Tin, tinned iron, white iron.
- Tinsel, n. Frippery, finery, gewgaw, worthless ornament.
- Tinsel, a. Showy, glittering, gaudy, superficial, worthless.
- Tint, n. Tinge, color, hue, tincture, stain, dye, shade, grain.
- Tint, v. a. Dye, stain, TINGE.
- Tintinnabulation, n. [Rare.] Tinkling, jingling.
- Tiny, a. Little, small, diminutive, minikin, pygmean, pygmy, puny, Liliputian, dwarfish.
- Tip, n. End, point, extremity.
- Tip, v. a. 1. Top, cap, put a point on.
- 2. Tap, strike (lightly).
- 3. Incline (to one end, as a cart), cant.
- Tip, v. n. Lean, incline, tilt.
- Tip over, (Active.) Overturn, turn over.
- Tip over, (Neuter.) Fall over.
- Tipple, v. n. Tope, guzzle, drink hard, be addicted to strong drink.
- Tippled, a. Intoxicated, TIPSY.
- Tipsy, a. Drunk, intoxicated, inebriated, fuddled, muddled, disguised, mellow, in liquor.
- Tip-top, n. The very top, the highest degree.
- Tip-top, a. [Colloquial.] Perfect, first-rate, excellent.
- Tirade, n. Strain of invective.
- Tire, v. a. Fatigue, weary, jade, fag, exhaust, knock up, tire out.
- Tire, v. n. Be fatigued, become weary, grow weary.
- Tiresome, a. 1. Wearisome, fatiguing, tedious, IRKSOME, humdrum, dull, prosy, dronish.
- 2. Laborious, arduous, hard, tollsome.
- Tissue, n. 1. Fabric, cloth, woven stuff (especially cloth interwoven with gold or silver, or figured colors).
- 2. Texture, structure, web.
- 3. Combination, series.
- Tit, n. 1. Small horse.
- 2. Titmouse, tomtit.
- Titanic, a. Gigantic, huge, Herculean, Cyclopean.
- Titbit, n. Tidbit, dainty, delicacy, nice bit, delicate morsel, choice morsel.
- Tit for tat, Equivalent (in retaliation), measure for measure, diamond cut diamond.
- Tithe, n. Tenth, tenth part.
- Tithe, v. a. Tax (to the amount of one tenth).
- Titillate, v. a. Tickle.
- Titillation, v. 1. Tickling.
- 2. Slight pleasure, pleasurable sensation.
- Title, n. 1. Inscription.
- 2. Name, appellation, COMPELLATION, designation, epithet, cognomen.
- 3. Right, ground of claim.
- Title, v. a. [Rare.] Denominate, name, ENTITLE.
- Titmouse, n. Tit, tomtit.
- Titter, v. n. 1. Laugh (under restraint), snicker, GIGGLE.
- 3. Teeter, see-saw.
- Tittering, n. Suppressed laughter, giggling.
- Titter-totter, v. n. See-saw, tetter-totter.
- Tittle, n. Jot, iota, whit, bit, particle, atom, grain, scrap, mite, ace, corpuscle, scintilla.
- Tittle-tattle, n. Prate, prattle, gabble, chatter, idle talk, trifling discourse.
- Titular, a. Nominal, titulary, only in name.
- Titulary, a. Nominal, TITULAR.
- Toad-eater, n. Sycophant, parasite, flatterer, lick-spittle, spaniel, hanger-on, TOADY, TUFT-HUNTER.
- Toad-spit, n. Froth-spit, cuckoo-spittle.
- Toad-stool, n. Mushroom.
- Toady, n. [Colloquial and Low.] Sycophant, TOAD-EATER.
- Toady, v. a. [Colloquial and Low.] Flatter, fawn upon.
- Toadyism, n. [Colloquial and Low.] Sycophancy, mean flattery, base or servile adulation.
- To and fro, Backward and forward.
- Toast, v. a. 1. Scorch (in order to make more palatable, as bread or cheese).
- 2. Warm (thoroughly), heat.
- 3. Pledge, drink a health to, drink the health of, drink in honor of, drink to.
- Toast, n. 1. Toasted bread.
- 2. Health (in drinking), pledge.
- 3. Sentiment (uttered at a convivial meeting).
- To boot, Besides, in addition, over and above.
- Tocology, n. Midwifery, obstetrics.
- Tocsin, n. Alarm, alarum, alarm-bell.
- To-day, n. This day.
- To-day, ad. On this day.
- Toddle, v. n. Tottle, waddle, walk unsteadily (as a child).
- Toddy, n. Spirit and water (sweetened).
- To-do, n. [Colloquial.] Ado, bustle, commotion, tumult, turmoil, confusion, stir, flurry, pother, noise, fuss.
- Together, ad. 1. Unitedly, in union, in company, in concert.
- 2. Simultaneously, in the same time, contemporaneously.
- 3. Hand in hand, side by side, cheek by jowl, in the same place.
- 4. Into junction, into union.
- Toggery, n. [Low.] Clothes, garments, dress, apparel, attire, raiment, ARRAY, vesture, costume, habit, habiliments, garb, gear, outfit, accoutrements, equipment, suit, rigging, trappings.
- Toil, v. n. Labor (hard), work, strive, drudge, moil, exert one's self, take pains.
- Toil, n. 1. Labor (that fatigues), work, exertion, pains, effort, drudgery, hard work.
- 2. Snare, net, trap.
- Toiler, n. Drudge, laborer, hard worker.
- Toilet, n. 1. Dressing-table, toilet-table.
- 2. Dress, attire, costume, mode of dressing.
- Toilet-table, n. Toilet, dressing-table.
- Toilsome, a. Laborious, fatiguing, wearisome, onerous, operose, tedious, hard, difficult, painful, severe.
- Token, n. 1. Mark, sign, indication, note, symbol, index, manifestation.
- 2. Memorial (of friendship), souvenir.
- 3. Ten quires (of paper).
- Tolbooth, n. [Scotland. Written also Tollbooth.] Prison, jail, JUG.
- Tole, v. a. [Written also Toll.] Allure, draw, draw on.
- Tolerable, a. 1. Endurable, sufferable, bearable, supportable.
- 2. Passable, ordinary, middling, so so, indifferent, pretty good, not very bad.
- Tolerably, ad. Passably, moderately, indifferently, so so, passably well, tolerably well, pretty well.
- Tolerance, n. Endurance, sufferance, toleration.
- Tolerate, v. a. 1. Permit (as something unpleasant), allow, admit, indulge, receive.
- 2. Suffer, endure, abide, brook, put up with, bear with, take patiently or easily.
- Toleration, n. 1. Endurance, sufferance, tolerance.
- 2. License (for free opinion in religious matters), permission, allowance.
- 3. Catholicity, liberality, impartiality, candor, magnanimity, high-mindedness, largeness of mind.
- Toll, n. Tax (especially on travellers, as in crossing bridges, ferries, &c.), duty, impost, TRIBUTE.
- Toll, v. a. [Written also Tole.] Allure, draw, draw on.
- Tollbooth, n. [Scotland. Written also Tolbooth.] Prison, jail, JUG.
- Tolu, n. Balsam of tolu, tolu balsam.
- Tomahawk, n. Indian hatchet.
- Tomato, n. Love-apple (Lycopersicum esculentum or Solanum esculentum).
- Tomb, n. Sepulchre, vault, crypt, catacomb, grave, house of death, narrow house, long home.
- Tomboy, n. Romp, hoiden, romping girl.
- Tomcod, n. Frost-fish (Morrhua pruinosa).
- Tome, n. 1. Volume.
- 2. Book, work.
- Tomfoolery, n. [Colloquial.] Nonsense, folly, vagary, mummery, buffoonery, absurd trifling, monkey-tricks.
- Tomtit, n. Tit, titmouse.
- Tone, n. 1. Sound, note.
- 2. Accent, intonation, emphasis, cadence, modulation.
- 3. Temper, mood, state of mind.
- 4. Vigor, strength, energy, force, tension, elasticity.
- 5. Prevailing color (of a picture), general effect, style, manner, cast.
- 6. Tenor, drift, prevailing character, spirit.
- Toneless, a. Unintonated, aspirated, atonic, surd, pronounced with a simple breathing, without tone, without vocality, not sonant.
- Tongue, n. 1. Language, speech, idiom, dialect.
- 2. Talk, discourse.
- 3. Projection, projecting part.
- Tongue-shaped, a. (Bot.) Linguiform.
- Tonguy, a. [Low.] Loquacious, talkative, voluble.
- Tonic, n. 1. Strengthening medicine.
- 2. (Music.) Key, key-note, first note of the scale, fundamental note.
- Tonsils, n. pl. Almonds.
- Tony, n. [Ludicrous.] Dunce, simpleton, blockhead.
- Too, ad. 1. Overmuch.
- 2. Also, likewise, moreover, in addition.
- Tool, n. 1. Instrument, implement, utensil.
- 2. Hireling.
- Toot, v. a. Blow (as a horn), sound.
- Tooth and nail, [Colloquial expression used adverbially.] 1. Biting and scratching, using every means of attack and defence.
- 2. Strenuously, vigorously, earnestly, resolutely, energetically, with all one's might, with might and main, through thick and thin, through fire and water, HAMMER AND TONGS, PUGNIS ET CALCIBUS.
- Toothache, n. Odontalgia.
- Tooth-rash, n. Red-gum.
- Toothsome, a. Palatable, delicious, savory, nice, luscious, dainty, agreeable to the taste.
- Top, n. 1. Summit, apex, acme, pinnacle, zenith, utmost height, culminating point.
- 2. Surface, upper side.
- 3. Head, crown of the head.
- Top, v. a. Cap, tip.
- Tope, v. n. Tipple, drink hard, be addicted to strong drink.
- Toper, n. Tippler, drunkard, sot, dram-drinker, wine-bibber.
- Topiary, n. Ornamental (as the trimming of hedges, trees, paths, &c., in a garden).
- Topic, n. 1. Subject, theme, thesis, question, point, matter, subject-matter, matter in hand.
- 2. Commonplace (of argument or oratory), general truth, general idea.
- Topical, a. Local.
- Topmost, a. Uppermost, highest.
- Topographer, n. Topographist.
- Topographist, n. Topographer.
- Topple, v. n. Fall (top foremost), tumble down, topple over, topple down.
- Topsy-turvey, ad. Upside down, bottom upwards, the wrong side up, topside t'other way.
- Torch, n. Flambeau.
- Torment, n. Anguish, agony, torture, rack, pang, extreme pain, excruciating pain, acute distress.
- Torment, v. a. 1. Torture, distress, agonize, rack, excruciate, pain extremely, put to the rack, put to torture.
- 2. Tease, vex, plague, harass, worry, harry, badger, fret, irritate, nettle, provoke, tantalize, trouble, annoy.
- Tormentor, n. Torturer.
- Tornado, n. Storm (of great violence and with a whirling motion), hurricane, whirlwind.
- Torose, a. (Bot.) Knobby, torous.
- Torous, n. Torose.
- Torpedo, n. Cramp-fish, electric ray (Torpedo vulgaris).
- Torpid, a. 1. Numb, benumbed, motionless, lethargic.
- 2.
- Torpidity, n. 1. Numbness, torpidness, torpor, lethargy.
- 2. Sluggishness, inertness, dulness, inactivity, stupidity.
- Torpidness, n. Torpidity.
- Torpify, v. a. Numb, benumb.
- Torpor, n. 1. Numbness, torpidity, lethargy.
- 2. Sluggishness, inertness, dulness, inactivity, stupidity.
- Torrefy, v. a. 1. Dry (by fire).
- 2. Roast, scorch.
- Torrent, n. 1. Rapid stream, strong current.
- 2. Rapid flow.
- Torrid, a. Dried, parched, scorched.
- Torsion, n. Twisting.
- Torso, n. Trunk (of a statue).
- Tort, n. (Law.) Wrong, injury.
- Tortoise-shell, n. Turtle-shell.
- Tortuosity, n. Crookedness, sinuosity, curvature, bend, crook, winding, tortuousness.
- Tortuous, a. 1. Crooked, sinuous, circuitous, curved, curvilinear, curvilineal, sinuate, sinuated, winding, serpentine, bending in and out.
- 2. Perverse, circuitous, roundabout, indirect.
- Tortuousness, n. Tortuosity.
- Torture, n. Anguish, agony, torment, rack, pang, extreme pain, excruciating pain, acute distress.
- Torture, v. a. Torment, distress, agonize, rack, excruciate, pain extremely, put to extreme pain.
- Tory, n. [Eng. politics.] Conservative, adherent of the crown.
- Toss, v. a. 1.
- 2. Fling, pitch, cast, hurl.
- 3. Agitate, shake, rock.
- Toss, v. n. 1. Roll, writhe, tumble about, be uneasy.
- 2. Be agitated, be tossed.
- Total, a. Whole, complete, full, entire, integral.
- Total, n. Whole, totality, aggregate, gross, lump, mass, amount, sum, sum total, gross amount.
- Totality, n. Whole, TOTAL.
- Tote, v. a. [Local, Southern U.S.] Carry, bear, transport.
- To the contrary, To an opposite purpose or intent, just the contrary.
- To the satisfaction of, Satisfactorily to.
- Toto cœlo, [L.] Totally, wholly, very much, very far, by the whole heavens, as widely as are the poles apart.
- Totter, v. n. 1. Stagger, reel, vacillate, falter.
- 2. Shake, tremble, oscillate, rock, threaten to fall.
- Tottle, v. n. (Colloquial.) Toddle, waddle, waggle, walk unsteadily (as a child).
- Touch, v. a. 1. Hit (lightly), strike against.
- 2. Meet, be contiguous to, abut on.
- 3. Graze, come in contact with (in passing over).
- 4. Reach, come to, arrive at, attain to.
- 5. Delineate (lightly), sketch, mark out, touch off.
- 6. Handle, feel, feel of, meddle with, interfere with.
- 7. Concern, regard, relate to, refer to, pertain to, appertain to, belong to, bear upon, have to do with.
- 8. Affect, move, impress, melt, work upon, come home to.
- Touch, v. n. Meet, hit, be contiguous, be in contact, abut on one another.
- Touch, n. 1. Contact.
- 2. Feeling, tact, sense of feeling.
- 3. Stroke (with a pen, &c., or on a musical instrument).
- 4. Tinge, tincture, cast, smack, taste, savor, flavor, spice, dash, sprinkling, seasoning, infusion, little, small quantity.
- 5. [Rare.] Test, criterion, touchstone, proof, assay, ordeal.
- Touch at, Arrive at (without tarrying).
- Touchhole, n. Vent (of a gun).
- Touchiness, n. Peevishness, snappishness, testiness, irritability, irascibility, petulance, fretfulness, spleen.
- Touching, a. Affecting, moving, melting, pathetic, tender.
- Touching, prep. Concerning, regarding, respecting, with regard to, with respect to, in relation to, relating to.
- Touch-me-not, n. Jewel-weed.
- Touch off, 1. Delineate (lightly), touch, sketch, mark out.
- 2. Discharge, apply the match to.
- Touch on (or upon), Mention or treat of (slightly), glance at.
- Touchstone, n. 1. Basanite, black jasper, Lydian stone.
- 2. Test, criterion, proof, ordeal, assay, touch.
- Touch up, Repair (by slight touches).
- Touch-wood, n. Spunk, punk, agaric, German tinder.
- Touchy, a. Peevish, snappish, waspish, cross, testy, irritable, fretful, splenetic, irascible, petulant, choleric, peppery, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, like tinder, like touch-wood.
- Tough, a. 1. Adhesive, tenacious, cohesive, not brittle, not easily broken.
- 2. Coriaceous, leathery.
- 3. Strong, firm, hardy.
- 4. Refractory, stubborn, obdurate.
- 5. [Colloquial.] Difficult, hard, hard to deal with.
- 6. [Colloquial.] Severe (as a storm), violent.
- Tour, n. Journey (in a circuit), excursion, trip, expedition, pilgrimage, circuit, round, perambulation, course.
- Tourist, n. Traveller, voyager, wayfarer, pilgrim.
- Tournament, n. Tourney.
- Tourney, n. Tournament.
- Tournure, n. [Fr.] 1. Shape, figure, form.
- 2. Bishop, bustle.
- Tout ensemble, n. [Fr.] The whole (in one view, omitting details).
- Tow, n. Refuse flax, hards.
- Tow, v. a. Draw (as a vessel, through the water), haul, drag, draw, pull, take in tow.
- Toward, ad. In the direction of.
- Towards, ad. In the direction of.
- 2. Regarding, respecting, with respect to, with regard to.
- 3. Nearly, almost, near about, nigh.
- Towboat, n. Tug, steam-tug.
- Tower, n. 1. Turret, MINARET.
- 2. Citadel, fortress, castle, stronghold.
- Tower, v. n. Soar, mount, rise.
- Towering, a. 1. Lofty, elevated, very high.
- 2. Extreme, violent, very great.
- To wit, Namely, VIDELICET.
- Town, n. 1. Village, HAMLET, place, BOROUGH.
- 2. City, metropolis.
- 3. Court end (of London).
- 4. [Local, U. S.] Township.
- Town-hall, n. Town-house.
- Town-house, n. 1. Town-hall.
- 2. City residence.
- Township, n. Town territory.
- Town-talk, n. Topic of common conversation, common talk.
- Toy, n. 1. Plaything, bawble, gewgaw, trinket, knicknack, gimcrack, JIGGUM-BOB.
- 2. Trifle, bagatelle, bubble, small matter.
- Toy, v. n. Trifle, dally, sport, wanton, play.
- Trace, n. 1. Footprint, footmark, footstep, track, trail, wake.
- 2. Mark, sign, token, vestige, record, memorial, remains.
- Trace, v. a. 1. Follow (by a track or mark), track, trail.
- 2. Delineate, draw, sketch, mark out, trace out.
- Trachea, n. (Anat.) Windpipe, weasand.
- Tracing, n. Copy (of a drawing on tracing paper).
- Track, n. 1. Footprint, footmark, footstep, trail, wake, trace.
- 2. Course, way, road, path, pathway.
- 3. Lines of rails (on a railway).
- Track, v. a. Follow (by a track), trace, trail, pursue, chase.
- Trackless, a. Untrodden, pathless.
- Tract, n. 1. Region, district, territory, quarter.
- 2. Piece (of land), part, portion, parcel, plot, patch.
- 3. Treatise, dissertation, pamphlet, essay.
- Tractability, n. Docility, tractableness.
- Tractable, a. Docile, manageable.
- Tractableness, n. Docility, tractability.
- Traction, n. Drawing, pulling, draught.
- Trade, n. 1. Traffic, commerce, barter, dealing, business, purchase and sale, buying and selling, exchange of commodities.
- 2. Occupation (especially a mechanical one), employment, business, calling, pursuit, vocation, craft.
- Trade, v. n. Traffic, deal, bargain, chaffer, carry on commerce, buy and sell, drive a trade, drive a bargain.
- Trade, v. a. Exchange, barter, swap.
- Trade-price, n. Wholesale price, price allowed to traders.
- Trader, n. Tradesman, dealer, shop-keeper, merchant.
- Tradesman, n. 1. Trader.
- 2. [U. S.] Mechanic, artisan, artificer.
- Trading, a. Commercial, mercantile.
- Tradition, n. 1. (Law.) Transfer (of possession), delivery.
- 2. Oral report (from one generation to another).
- Traditional, a. Orally transmitted (from age to age).
- Traduce, v. a. Vilify, defame, revile, slander, malign, calumniate, asperse, abuse, decry, disparage, blemish, run down, speak ill of.
- Traducer, n. Slanderer, calumniator, defamer, detractor, vilifier.
- Traffic, n. Trade, commerce.
- Traffic, v. n. Trade, deal, bargain, chaffer, carry on commerce, buy and sell.
- Tragedian, n. Actor (of tragedy), tragic actor.
- Tragedienne, n. [Fr.] Actress (of tragedy), tragic actress.
- Tragedy, n. 1. Dramatic poem, drama, play.
- 2. Calamity, disaster, catastrophe, shocking event.
- Tragic, a. 1. Of tragedy, of the nature of tragedy, after the manner of tragedy.
- Tragical, a. 1. Of tragedy, of the nature of tragedy, after the manner of tragedy.
- 2. Shocking, dreadful, calamitous, mournful, sorrowful.
- Trail, v. a. 1. Draw, drag.
- 2. Track, trace, follow, hunt.
- 3. [Local Eng.] Impose upon, take advantage of one's ignorance.
- Trail, v. n. 1. Drag, be drawn along, be drawn out.
- 2. Run (as a plant), climb.
- Trail, n. 1. Train.
- 2. Track, trace, mark, footprint, footmark, footstep.
- 3. [U. S.] Footpath (made by Indians).
- 4. Entrails (as of fowl or of sheep).
- Trailing arbutus, Ground-laurel, Mayflower (Epigæa repens).
- Trail-net, n. Drag-net, trawl-net.
- Train, v. a. 1. Trail, draw, drag, haul, tug.
- 2. Educate, discipline, instruct, drill, school, exercise, nurture, breed, bring up, break in.
- 3. Accustom, habituate, inure, use, familiarize.
- Train, n. 1. Trail.
- 2. Retinue, suite, staff, followers, CORTÈGE, body of attendants.
- 3. Series, succession, consecution.
- 4. Course, process, method, order.
- 5. Line (as of cars connected together).
- Train-band, n. Company of militia.
- Training, n. Instruction, teaching, education, drilling, drill, discipline, schooling, breeding, tuition, nurture.
- Train-oil, n. Whale-oil.
- Trait, n. 1. Stroke, touch, mark, line.
- 2. Feature, lineament, characteristic, peculiarity, mark.
- Traitor, n. Betrayer (especially of one's country), deceiver, renegade, apostate, rebel, insurgent, revolter, deserter, perfidious person.
- Traitorous, a. Treacherous, perfidious, faithless, false.
- Trammel, n. 1. Impediment, fetter, shackle, clog, bond, chain.
- 2. Pot-hook.
- Trammel, v. a. Shackle, hamper, clog, fetter, confine.
- Tramontane, a. Ultramontane, beyond the mountains or the Alps.
- Tramp, v. n. [Colloquial.] Travel (on foot), trudge, march (heavily), TRAMPOOSE, jog on.
- Tramp, n. Journey (on foot), walk, march.
- Trample, v. a. Tread upon, tread under foot, trample on.
- Trample on, 1. Trample, tread upon, tread under foot.
- 2. Spurn, scorn, slight, defy, set at nought, make light of.
- Trampoose, v. n. [Low, U. S.] Tramp.
- Trance, n. 1. Ecstasy.
- 2. (Med.) Catalepsy.
- Tranquil, a. Calm, still, quiet, serene, placid, unruffled, unmoved, imperturbable, collected, philosophical, peaceful, undisturbed, halcyon.
- Tranquillity, n. Quiet, peace, stillness, serenity, calmness, placidness, repose, tranquilness.
- Tranquillize, v. a. Calm, quiet, still, compose, lull, hush, quell, lay, allay, pacify, soothe, appease, assuage, moderate, make tranquil.
- Tranquillization, n. Pacification, reconciliation, reconcilement, accommodation.
- Tranquilness, n. Tranquillity.
- Transact, v. a. Do, perform, manage, conduct, carry on.
- Transaction, n. 1. Doing, performance, management, negotiation.
- 2. Affair, proceeding, occurrence, incident, event, procedure.
- Transcend, v. a. 1. Exceed, transgress, overstep, pass, overpass, go beyond, pass over.
- 2. Surmount, rise above.
- 3. Surpass, excel, outstrip, overtop, outdo.
- Transcendence, n. Supereminence, superior excellence, marked superiority.
- Transcendency, n. Supereminence, superior excellence, marked superiority.
- Transcendent, a. Pre-eminent, surpassing, supereminent, unequaled, unparalleled, peerless, unrivalled, inimitable, very superior.
- Transcendental, a. 1. Metaphysical, A PRIORI, transcending experience.
- 2. Obscure, dark, vague, indefinite, incomprehensible, mysterious, mystic, mystical, recondite, abstruse, high, cabalistic.
- Transcribe, v. a. Copy, make a copy of.
- Transcriber, n. Copier, copyist.
- Transcript, n. Copy.
- Transcription, n. 1. Copying.
- 2. (Mus.) Adaptation (to one instrument of a piece intended for another, or for the voice), rearrangement, reproduction.
- Transfer, v. a. 1. Transport, carry, convey, transmit, TRANSLATE.
- 2. Remove, transplant.
- 3. Alienate, abalienate, demise, consign, devolve, convey, make over, deliver over.
- Transfer, n. Alienation, abalienation, demise, conveyance, transferrence.
- Transferrence, n. 1. Transmission, transmittal, transfusion.
- 2. Alienation, conveyance, TRANSFER.
- Transfiguration, n. Transformation, metamorphosis, transmutation, change of form.
- Transfigure, v. a. Transform, metamorphose, transmute.
- Transfix, v. a. Transpierce, penetrate, perforate, pierce through.
- Transform, v. a. Transfigure, transmute, metamorphose, change the form of.
- Transformation, n. Metamorphosis, transmutation, transfiguration.
- Transfuse, v. a. Transfer (as by pouring, instilling, or injecting), convey, transmit.
- Transfusion, n. Transferrence, transmission.
- Transgress, v. a. 1. Exceed, transcend, pass, overstop, overpass, go beyond, pass over.
- 2. Disobey, infringe, break, contravene, set at nought.
- Transgression, n. 1. Infringement, violation, infraction, breach, non-observance.
- 2.
- Transgressor, n. Offender, trespasser, culprit, criminal, delinquent, malefactor, convict, felon.
- Transient, a. Transitory.
- Transit, n. 1. Conveyance.
- 2. Passage (as of a heavenly body across the meridian).
- Transition, n. Change, shifting.
- Transitional, a. Transitionary.
- Transitionary, a. Transitional.
- Transitive, a. (Gram.) Active.
- Transitory, a. Transient, passing, fleeting, flitting, flying, temporary, evanescent, ephemeral, momentary, short, brief, fugacious, short-lived, not permanent, not lasting, not durable, not enduring, of short duration, here to-day and gone to-morrow.
- Translate, v. a. 1. [Antiquated.] Remove, transfer, transport.
- 2. Render, construe, interpret.
- Translation, n. 1. Removal, transportation.
- 2. Interpretation, rendering, construction.
- 3. Version.
- Translucent, a. 1. Semi-transparent (admitting rays of light, but not capable of being distinctly seen through).
- 2. Transparent.
- Translucency, n. 1. Semi-transparency.
- 2. Transparency.
- Transmigrate, v. n. Migrate.
- Transmigration, n. 1. Migration.
- 2. Metempsychosis.
- Transmission, n. Transferrence, transmittal, transfusion.
- Transmit, v. a. 1. Send, remit, forward, send on, send forward.
- 2. Transfer, convey, carry, bear, hand over.
- Transmittal, n. Transmission.
- Transmutation, n. Transformation, metamorphosis, transfiguration.
- Transmute, v. a. Change (from one form or nature into another), transform.
- Transparence, n. Clearness, pellucidness, lucidity, limpidness, diaphaneity, TRANSLUCENCY.
- Transparency, n. Clearness, pellucidness, lucidity, limpidness, diaphaneity, TRANSLUCENCY.
- Transparent, a. Diaphanous, pellucid, clear, lucid, bright, limpid, crystalline, pearly, TRANSLUCENT, that may be seen through.
- Transpierce, v. a. Transfix, penetrate, perforate, pierce through.
- Transpire, v. n. 1. Evaporate (through the pores), exhale, pass of in vapor.
- 2. Become known, be disclosed, come to light, come out, be made public, get abroad, leak out.
- 3. [Common, especially in the U. S., but not well authorized.] Happen, occur, come to pass.
- Transplant, v. a. 1. Plant in a new place.
- 2. Remove, transfer.
- Transport, v. a. 1. Carry (from one place to another), convey, bear, WAFT, TOTE, FETCH.
- 2. Banish (to a penal colony).
- 3. Enrapture, ravish, enravish, entrance, beatify, put into ecstasy, make very happy.
- 4. Carry away (by excitement of any kind).
- Transport, n. 1. Conveyance, transportation, carriage.
- 2. Transport-ship, transport-vessel.
- 3. Convict (sentenced to banishment), felon.
- 4. Rapture, ravishment, beatitude, ecstasy, beatification, bliss, happiness, felicity.
- 5. Warmth, vehemence, violent manifestation.
- Transport-ship, n. Transport.
- Transport-vessel, n. Transport, transport-ship.
- Transposal, n. Transposition.
- Transpose, v. a. Change the order of (by putting one in place of the other, or substituting one for the other).
- Transposition, n. Transposal.
- Transubstantiation, n. Change of substance.
- Transudation, n. 1. Exudation, perspiration, sweating, excretion, secretion.
- 2. Exosmose, exosmosis.
- Transude, v. n. Exude, ooze, filter, percolate, strain, pass by pores.
- Transverse, a. Cross.
- Transversely, ad. Crosswise, in a cross direction.
- Trap, n. Snare, gin, trapan.
- Trap, v. a. Insnare, entrap, trapan.
- Trapan, v. a. Insnare, trap, entrap, trepan.
- Trapan, n. Snare, gin, trap.
- Trapanner, n. Insnarer, CRIMP, decoy-man.
- Trappings, n. pl. Dress, accoutrements, equipments, CAPARISON, paraphernalia, rigging, gear, ornaments, embellishments, decorations, frippery, finery, TOGGERY.
- Traps, n. pl. [Colloquial.] Furniture, goods, things, stuff, luggage, effects, small articles (of household use).
- Trash, n.
- Trashy, a. Worthless, trifling, trumpery, flimsy, poor.
- Travail, v. n. Labor (in childbirth), be in labor, be in travail.
- Travail, n. Childbirth, parturition, labor, delivery, bringing forth.
- Travel, v. n. 1. Walk, go on foot.
- 2. Journey, ramble, rove, roam, take a journey, take a trip, make a tour, make an excursion.
- 3. Pass, go, move, make progress.
- Travel, v. a. Pass, go over, journey over.
- Travel, n. 1. Journeying, travelling.
- 2. Journey, tour, excursion, trip, expedition.
- Traveller, n. [Written also Traveler.] Wayfarer, voyager, itinerant, tourist, passenger, PILGRIM.
- Travelling, n. [Written also Traveling.] Journeying, travel, wandering, peregrination.
- Travels, n. pl. Book of travels.
- Traverse jury, Petit jury.
- Traverse, v. a. 1. Cross.
- 2. Thwart, obstruct.
- 3. Pass, travel over, wander over.
- 4. (Law.) Deny.
- Travesty, v. a. Parody, imitate, take off, turn into burlesque.
- Travesty, n. Parody, burlesque, caricature.
- Trawl-net, n. Drag-net, trail-net.
- Treacherous, a. Traitorous, perfidious, faithless, unfaithful, false, deceitful, insidious, disloyal, recreant, treasonable.
- Treachery, n. Perfidiousness, perfidy, disloyalty, TREASON, breach of faith, Punic faith.
- Treacle, n. 1. (Med.) Theriaca.
- 2. Syrup, sugar-house molasses.
- 3. Molasses.
- Tread, v. n. 1. Set the foot.
- 2. Walk, go.
- Tread, v. a. 1. Set the foot on, walk on.
- 2. Stamp upon, press down with the foot.
- 3. Cover (as a male bird the female), copulate with.
- Tread, n. 1. Step, pace.
- 2. Gait, manner of walking.
- Tread upon, Trample, tread under foot.
- Treason, n. Treachery (to a sovereign or a government), disloyalty, LEZE-MAJESTY, breach of allegiance.
- Treasonable, a. Treacherous, disloyal.
- Treasure, n. 1. Money (hoarded up), funds, cash, wealth.
- 2. Stock, store, reserve.
- 3. Precious thing, thing of great value.
- Treasure, v. a. Hoard, store, garner, save, husband, lay in, lay by, lay up, treasure up.
- Treasure up, Treasure.
- Treasury, n. Till, strong-box, money-box, money-bag.
- Treat, v. a. 1. Use, behave to, behave towards.
- 2. Entertain, feast.
- 3. Handle, manage.
- 4. Discourse on, treat of.
- Treat, v. n. 1. Negotiate, bargain.
- 2. Discourse.
- Treat of, Discuss, handle, discourse upon, descant upon.
- Treatment, n. 1. Usage.
- 2. Handling, management.
- Treaty, n. Agreement (between nations), contract, compact, pact, convention, concordat.
- Treble, a. Triple, threefold.
- Treble, v. a. Triple, make threefold.
- Treble, n. (Music.) Highest part (for a woman's voice).
- Trebuchet, n. Tumbrel, castigatory, ducking-stool, cucking-stool.
- Treenail, n. Trunnel.
- Tree-of-life, n. Arbor vitæ.
- Trefoil, n. Clover.
- Trellis, n. Lattice, lattice-work.
- Tremble, v. n. 1. Quake, shudder, shiver, quiver.
- 2. Shake, totter, oscillate, rock.
- 3. Quaver.
- Trembling, n. Shaking, quivering, tremor, trepidation.
- Trembling-poplar, n. Aspen-tree (Populus tremula).
- Tremendous, a. Terrible, dreadful, horrible, horrid, horrific, frightful, terrific, alarming, awful, appalling.
- Tremor, n. Trembling, shaking, quaking, quivering, trepidation, agitation, perturbation, flutter, tremulousness.
- Tremulous, a. Shaking, trembling, quivering.
- Tremulousness, n. Tremor.
- Trench, v. n. Encroach, intrude, infringe, trespass.
- Trench, n. Ditch, fosse, moat, drain, sewer, water-course.
- Trenchant, a. Cutting, sharp, incisive.
- Trencher, n. Platter (of wood), large plate.
- Trencher-man, n. Gormandizer, gourmand, glutton, great eater.
- Trench upon, Invade, infringe, encroach upon, intrude upon, trespass upon.
- Trend, v. n. Turn, run, stretch, tend, incline, sweep.
- Trend, n. Tendency (to a certain direction), inclination, trending.
- Trending, n. Trend.
- Trepan, v. a. 1. Trephine.
- 2. Insnare, trap, entrap, trapan.
- Trepang, n. Sea-slug, sea-cucumber, BÊCHE-DE-MER.
- Trephine, v. a. Trepan.
- Trepidation, n. Shaking, trembling, quaking, quivering, tremor, agitation, perturbation, flutter, tremulousness, excitement, discomposure.
- Trespass, v. n. 1. Transgress, offend, sin, commit an offence.
- 2. Encroach, infringe, intrude, make inroad or invasion, trench, enter unlawfully.
- Trespass, n. 1. Transgression, crime, sin, misdeed, misdemeanor, offence, delinquency.
- 2. Injury, infringement, encroachment, invasion.
- Tress, n. Lock, curl, ringlet.
- Trestle, n. Frame (for supporting a table, bridge, &c.).
- Trial, n. 1. Testing, examination, experiment.
- 2. Experience, experimental knowledge.
- 3. Attempt, endeavor, effort, essay, exertion, struggle, aim.
- 4. Test, criterion, proof, touchstone, ordeal, assay.
- 5. Suffering, trouble, affliction, grief, sorrow, distress, tribulation, misery, woe.
- 6. Suit, case, cause, action.
- Triangle, n. Three-sided figure.
- Tribe, n. 1. Family, race, clan.
- 2. Class (of persons or things), order, division, distinct portion.
- Tribulation, n. Distress, suffering, trouble, affliction, grief, sorrow, trial, misery, woe.
- Tribunal, n. 1. Bench, judgment-seat.
- 2. Court, judicatory, bar, court of justice.
- Tributary, a. 1. Subject, subordinate, required to pay tribute.
- 2. Contributing.
- Tribute, n. 1. Tax (especially that levied by a superior prince or state on an inferior one), impost, duty, TOLL.
- 2. Grant, contribution, offering.
- Tribute of praise, Eulogy, eulogium, encomium, panegyric.
- Trice, n. Moment, instant, second, jiffy, flash, twinkling, twinkling of an eye.
- Trick, n. 1. Artifice, stratagem, wile, cheat, dodge, doubling, gouge, fraud, chicane, blind, feint, mark, manœuvre, deceit, imposition, imposture, ruse, chouse, fetch, CLAP-TRAP, humbug, gammon, cunning contrivance, sharp practice.
- 2. Sleight, juggle, antic, caper, gambol, freak, vagary.
- 3. Habit, practice.
- Trick, v. a. Cheat, defraud, deceive, cozen, dupe, delude, circumvent, gull, chouse, diddle, overreach, impose upon.
- Tricker, n. Cheat, TRICKSTER.
- Trickery, n. 1. Deception, fraud, artifice, deceitfulness, knavery, chicane, chicanery.
- 2. Legerdemain, sleight of hand.
- Trickish, a. Knavish, artful, deceitful, wily, dishonest, roguish, TRICKY, unprincipled.
- Trickle, v. n. Drop, drip, flow gently.
- Trick out, Dress (for show), array, attire, adorn, bedizen, set off.
- Trickster, n. Deceiver, cheat, rogue, knave, tricker, impostor, double-dealer.
- Tricky, a. [Colloquial.] Trickish.
- Tricuspid, a. Three-pointed, tricuspidate.
- Tricuspidate, a. Tricuspid.
- Tridentate, a. Three-toothed.
- Trifid, a. Three-cleft.
- Trifle, v. n. 1. Act with levity, be busy about trifles, PIDDLE.
- 2. Talk idly or frivolously, toy, wanton.
- Trifle, n. Bagatelle, triviality, pittance, modicum, small matter, thing of little value or consequence, thing of no moment, drop in the bucket, shadow of a shade.
- Trifler, n. Doodle, idler, drone, laggard, sluggard, lounger.
- Trifling, a. Trivial, petty, frivolous, worthless, inconsiderable, nugatory, slight, unimportant, insignificant, immaterial, piddling, of little value or consequence, of no moment, of small importance.
- Trifoliate, a. Three-leaved.
- Trifoliated, a. Three-leaved.
- Trifurcate, a. Three-pronged.
- Trifurcated, a. Three-pronged.
- Trig, a. [Local.] Trim, neat, spruce.
- Trigraph, n. Triphthong.
- Trill, n. Shake, quaver.
- Trill, v. a. Shake, sing with a trill.
- Trill, v. n. Quaver.
- Trim, a. 1. Snug, neat, nice, compact, well adjusted, well ordered.
- 2. Spruce, finical, smart.
- Trim, n. 1. Dress, gear, ornaments, trimmings, trappings.
- 2. State, condition, order.
- Trim, v. a. 1. Adjust, arrange, put in order, set right, make trim.
- 2. Dress, decorate, ornament, embellish, adorn, garnish, deck, bedeck, set out, array, set off, trick out.
- 3. Clip, lop, shear, prune, curtail.
- Trim, v. n. Fluctuate, vacillate, balance, be on the fence, veer round, change sides, be a time-server.
- Trimmer, n. Time-server.
- Trimmings, n. pl. Ornaments, trappings, dress, gear, trim.
- Trinity, n. [With The prefixed.] The Holy Trinity, The Godhead.
- Trinket, n. Toy, bawble, knicknack, gewgaw, gimcrack, JIGGUMBOB.
- Trinkets, n. pl. Jewels, jewelry, bijoutry, trifling ornaments.
- Trip, v. n. 1. Skip, hop, step quickly.
- 2. Stumble, lose footing, make a false step.
- 3. Fail, mistake, err, be at fault, come short.

- Trip, n. 1. Skip, hop, light step.
- 2. Stumble, false step.
- 3. Slip, lapse, failure, mistake, oversight, error, blunder, fault, miss.
- 4. Jaunt, excursion, tour, ramble, stroll, short journey.
- Triphyllous, a. Three-leaved.
- Triple, a. Threefold, triplicate.
- Triple, v. a. Treble, make threefold.
- Triple-crown, n. Tiara.
- Triplicate, a. Threefold, treble.
- Trip up, Trip, supplant, throw off the balance.
- Trismus, n. [L.] (Med.) Locked jaw, lock-jaw, tetanus (of the jaw).
- Trite, a. Common, stale, threadbare, hackneyed, beaten, worn out, common-place.
- Triturate, v. a. Pulverize, grind, bruise, bray, levigate, comminute, grind to powder.
- Trituration, n. Pulverization, comminution, levigation.
- Triumph, n. 1. Ovation, celebration, jubilee, jubilation, exultation, flourish of trumpets.
- 2. Conquest, victory.
- Triumph, v. n. 1. Exult, rejoice, crow, chuckle, hold a triumph, celebrate a victory.
- 2. Prevail, succeed, get the mastery, obtain a victory.
- Triumphal song, Pæan, song of triumph.
- Triumphant, a. Victorious, successful.
- Triumph over, Subdue, conquer, vanquish, overcome, subjugate, overpower, beat, master, get the better of.
- Trivial, a. 1. [Rare.] Common, ordinary, vulgar.
- 2. Trifling, petty, small, frivolous, slight, light, nugatory, worthless, paltry, unimportant, inconsiderable, insignificant, immaterial, of little value, of little consequence.
- Trivialness, n. Triviality.
- Triviality, a. 1. Trivialness, unimportance, insignificance, indifference.
- 2. Trifle, BAGATELLE, small matter, thing of little value or consequence, thing of no moment.
- Troche, n. Lozenge.
- Trochee, n. Choree, foot of one long and one short syllable.
- Troglodyte, n. Wretch, outcast, pilgarlic, pariah, miserable fellow.
- Troll, v. a. 1. Roll.
- 2. Allure, lure, entice, toll, draw on.
- Troll, v. n. 1. Roll.
- 2. Sing a catch or round.
- Troll, n. Catch, round.
- Trollop, n. Slattern, slut.
- Trona, n. Sesqui-carbonate of soda (native).
- Troop, n. Throng, multitude, company, power, band, gang, crew, squad.
- Troop, v. n. Throng, gather in crowds, collect in numbers.
- Trooper, n. Horse-soldier.
- Troops, n. pl. 1. Throngs, gangs.
- 2. Army, soldiers, forces, legions, armed force, military force, body of troops.
- Trophy, n. Memorial, monument.
- Tropical, a. 1. Of the tropics.
- 2. Figurative, metaphorical, not literal.
- Troth, n. 1. Truth, verity, veracity.
- 2. Fidelity, faith, belief.
- Trouble, v. a. 1. Agitate, disturb, derange.
- 2. Afflict, distress, grieve, annoy, vex, fret, plague, torment, harass, worry, pester, badger, disquiet, concern, make anxious, make uneasy.
- Trouble, n. 1. Affliction, distress, suffering, calamity, grief, tribulation, adversity, misfortune, sorrow, woe.
- 2. Annoyance, perplexity, vexation, embarrassment, plague, torment, molestation.
- 3. Matter, cause of distress.
- Troublesome, a. Vexatious, annoying, perplexing, harassing, galling, painful, burdensome, wearisome, tiresome, irksome, PLAGUY, knotty, hard.
- Troublous, a. 1. Tumultuous, agitated.
- 2. Full of trouble.
- Trounce, v. a. [Colloquial.] Whip, flog, castigate, punish severely.
- Trousers, n. pl. Pantaloons, breeches.
- Trousseau, n. [Fr.] Outfit (of a bride).
- Truant, n. Idler, loiterer, shirk.
- Truce, n. 1. Armistice, suspension of hostilities, cessation of arms.
- 2. Intermission, cessation, short rest, short quiet.
- Truck, v. n. Barter, deal.
- Truck, v. a. Barter, exchange.
- Truck, n. Barter, exchange.
- Truckle, v. n. Cringe, stoop, crouch, submit, knuckle, yield (obsequiously), bend the knee, knock under.
- Truckle-bed, n. Trundle-bed.
- Truculence, n. Ferocity, ferociousness.
- Truculency, n. Ferocity, ferociousness.
- Truculent, a. Savage, fierce, ferocious, barbarous, cruel, ruthless.
- Trudge, v. n. Travel (on foot), tramp, march (heavily), jog on.
- True, a. 1. Real, genuine, veritable, actual, conformable to fact.
- 2. Truthful, veracious, sincere, candid, frank, honest, honorable, pure.
- 3. Faithful, constant, steady, loyal, not perfidious.
- 4. Exact, accurate, correct, conformable to a rule.
- True-jack, n. Luce, pike, pickerel (Esox lucius).
- True-love, n. 1. Lover, sweetheart.
- 2. One-berry, herb-paris (Paris quadrifolia).
- Truism, n. Axiom, self-evident truth, evident proposition, necessary truth.
- Trull, n. Drab, strumpet, prostitute, harlot, whore, courtesan, bawd, punk, Cyprian, street-walker, night-walker, woman of the town.
- Truly, ad. 1. Really, verily, in truth, with truth, in fact.
- 2. Truthfully, voraciously, sincerely, honestly, candidly, plainly, in good earnest, in sober earnest, sooth to say, without equivocation, in plain English, without mincing the matter.
- 3. Faithfully, constantly.
- 4. Correctly, exactly, strictly, accurately.
- Trump, n. 1. [Poetical.] Trumpet.
- 2. Trump card, winning card.
- 3. [Colloquial.] Good fellow.
- Trump, v. a. Lay a trump on, win with a trump.
- Trump, v. n. Play a trump.
- Trumpery, n.
- Trumpet, n. Horn.
- Trumpet, v. a. Proclaim, publish, announce, promulgate, advertise, blaze abroad, spread abroad, noise abroad, make known.
- Trumpet-fish, n. Snipe-fish, bellows-fish (Centriscus scolopax).

- Truncheon, n. Staff (of command), partisan, baton.
- Trundle, n. 1. Roller, castor.
- 2. Wallower, lantern-wheel.
- Trundle, v. a. Roll.
- Trundle-bed, n. Truckle-bed.
- Trunk, n. 1. Stem, stock, stalk.
- 2. Body (without the limbs).
- 3. Proboscis, snout.
- 4. Leat, watercourse.
- Truss, n. 1. Bundle, package, packet.
- 2. Bandage (for hernia).
- Trust, n. 1. Confidence, reliance, faith, belief, credence, assurance.
- 2. Credit, tick.
- 3. Charge, deposit.
- 4. Commission, errand, duty.
- 5. Faith, hope, expectation.
- Trust, v. a. 1. Rely on, depend upon, confide in, put confidence in, trust to.
- 2. Give credit to, sell to on credit.
- 3. Believe, give credence to.
- 4. Entrust, commit.
- Trust, v. n. 1. Expect, hope, be confident, feel sure.
- 2. Be confiding, be credulous.
- Trustee, n. Depositary, fiduciary.
- Trust in, Trust, confide in, place confidence in, rely on, depend upon, trust to.
- Trust to, Trust in.
- Trustworthy, a. Honest, true, faithful, upright, straightforward, uncorrupt, RELIABLE, trusty, confidential.
- Trusty, a. Trustworthy.
- Truth, n. 1. Fact, reality, verity, actual existence, matter of fact, stubborn fact, not a dream, not a fancy, not an illusion.
- 2. Conformity to fact or reality.
- 3. Principle, axiom, law, canon.
- 4. Veracity, truthfulness, honesty, sincerity, integrity, frankness, ingenuousness, candor.
- 5. Faithfulness, fidelity, constancy.
- 6. Exactness, accuracy, nicety, precision.
- Truthful, a. 1. Correct, true, veracious.
- 2. Sincere, honest, candid, frank, open, ingenuous, artless, guileless.
- Truthless, a. 1. False, not true.
- 2. Faithless, disingenuous, insincere, unfair, dishonest, hollow, hypocritical, pharisaical, canting, treacherous.
- Try, v. a. 1. Examine, test, prove, make experiment of, make trial of, put to the test, put to proof.
- 2. Experience, have knowledge of (by trial).
- 3. Attempt, essay.
- 4. Hear, examine judicially.
- Try, v. n. Attempt, endeavor, strive, aim, seek, make an effort, make essay, do one's best, do all that in one lies, strain every nerve, leave no stone unturned.
- Trying, a. Severe, painful, afflictive, afflicting, grievous, calamitous, hard, distressing, sad, dire, deplorable, hard to bear.
- Tryst, n. [Scottish.] Appointment (to meet), appointed meeting.
- Tube, n. Pipe, hollow cylinder.
- Tubular, a. Fistular, tube-like.
- Tuckahoe, n. Virginian truffle, Indian bread, Indian loaf.
- Tufa, n. Tuff, volcanic tufa.
- Tuff, n. Tufa.
- Tuft, n. 1. Knot, bunch.
- 2. Cluster, group.
- 3. Crest, plume, clump.
- 4. (Bot.) Capitulum.
- Tuft-hunter, n. Hanger-on (to noblemen and persons of quality), sycophant, parasite, flatterer, lick-spittle, fawner, spaniel, toad-eater, TOADY.
- Tug, v. a. Pull (with great effort), draw, haul, drag.
- Tug, v. n. 1. Pull hard.
- 2. Labor, struggle, strive.
- Tug, n. Hard pull, great effort.
- Tuition, n. Instruction, teaching, education, training, schooling.
- Tumble, v. n. 1. Roll, toss, heave, pitch about.
- 2. Fall, be precipitated, fall over.
- Tumble, v. a. 1. Precipitate, throw headlong.
- 2. Disturb, derange, rumple, put in disorder.
- Tumbrel, n. 1. Dung-cart, muck-cart, rough cart.
- 2. Trebuchet, castigatory, ducking-stool, cucking-stool.
- Tumefaction, n. Tumor, swelling.
- Tumefy, v. a. Swell, inflate, distend.
- Tumid, a. 1. Swollen, swelled, enlarged, distended, puffed up.
- 2. Bombastic, turgid, swelling, pompous, inflated, stilled, grandiloquent, declamatory, rhetorical, high-flown, HIGHFALUTIN.
- Tumor, n. Swelling, tumefaction.
- Tumult, n. 1. Uproar, affray, fray, brawl, feud, row, altercation, squabble, quarrel, outbreak, strife, MÊLÉE, general RIOT.
- 2. Commotion, disturbance, stir, agitation, breeze, ferment, confusion, huddle, pother, ado, bustle, flurry, noise, fuss, TO-DO.
- Tumultuous, a. 1. Uproarious, riotous, turbulent.
- 2. Disturbed, agitated, restless, uneasy, unquiet.
- Tun-bellied, a. Abdominous, big-bellied, pot-bellied, great-bellied, large-bellied.
- Tune, n. 1. Air, melody, strain, movement.
- 2. Concord, harmony.
- Tune, v. a. 1. Harmonize, accord, modulate, attune, put in tune.
- 2. Sing.
- Tuneful, a. Musical, harmonious, melodious, dulcet, ariose.
- Tunnel, n. Funnel.
- Tunnel-shaped, a. (Bot.) Infundibular, infundibuliform.
- Tupelo, n. Pepperidge, sour gum-tree (Nyssa multiflora).
- Turbid, a. Roiled, roily, unsettled, feculent, draggy, muddy, thick, cloudy, foul, not clear.
- Turbulence, n. 1. Tumult, uproar, disturbance, turmoil, commotion, disorder, confusion.
- 2. Riot, sedition, mutiny, insurrection, rebellion.
- Turbulent, a. 1. Tumultuous, disorderly, blustering, obstreperous, boisterous, uproarious, blatant, brawling, vociferous.
- 2. Riotous, seditious, mutinous, refractory, insurgent, rebellious, revolutionary, jacobinical.
- Turf, n. 1. Sod, clod, sward, greensward.
- 2. Race-course, race-ground.
- Turf-like, a. Turfy, cespitose.
- Turfy, a. Cespitose, turf-like.
- Turgescence, a. 1. Swelling, tumefaction, distention.
- 2. Bombast, TURGIDITY.
- Turgid, a. 1. Swelled, swollen, bloated, distended, puffed up.
- 2. Pompous, bombastic, tumid, puffy, inflated, stilted, grandiloquent, declamatory, rhetorical, sophomorical, high-flown, HIGHFALUTIN.
- Turgidity, n. 1. Swelling, distention, turgescence.
- 2. Bombast, inflation, turgidness, grandiloquence, pompous style.
- Turgidness, n. Turgidity.
- Turk, n. Ottoman, Mahometan.
- Turkey-cock, n. Gobbler.
- Turkey-stone, n. Novaculite, Turkey oil-stone.
- Turkish, a. Ottoman, of the Turks.
- Turmeric paper, Curcuma paper.
- Turmoil, n. Tumult, agitation, disturbance, disorder, turbulence, confusion, commotion, uproar, bustle, huddle, hurly-burly.
- Turn, v. a. 1. Revolve, move round, turn round, make go round.
- 2. Deviate, cast, deflect, inflect, bend, incline.
- 3. Reverse the position of, turn over.
- 4. Shape (as in a lathe), form, mould, fashion.
- 5. Change, alter, transmute, metamorphose, transform, convert.
- 6. Translate, construe, render.
- 7. Direct, apply.
- 8. Acidify, make sour, make acid.
- Turn, v. n. 1. Revolve, whirl, turn round.
- 2. Be directed.
- 3. Deviate, incline, bend.
- 4. Be changed, be transformed, be converted.
- 5. Grow, become.
- 6. Become sour, become acid.
- 7. Depend, hinge, pivot, hang, be dependent.
- Turn, n. 1. Revolution, gyration, rotation, round, bout.
- 2. Deviation, deflexion, flexion, flexure, crook, bend, bending, elbow, curvature, sweep, meandering, sinuosity, winding, twist, twisting, twining, turning, twirl, twirling.
- 3. Short walk, short excursion.
- 4. Change, variation, alteration, vicissitude.
- 5. Occasion, opportunity, opportuneness, hap, chance, opening, juncture, crisis, conjuncture, nick of time, golden opportunity.
- 6. Phase, form, fashion, manner, guise, shape, figure, configuration, conformation, frame, cast, cut, set, build, make, trim, mould, stamp, feature, aspect, complexion, character.
- 7. Act, action, deed, office.
- 8. Aptitude, forte, bias, talent, gift, endowment, genius, proclivity, proneness, propensity.
- Turn a corner, Go round a corner.
- Turn aside, Avert, turn away, turn off.
- Turn a deaf ear to, Disregard, decline to hear, take no notice of, pay no attention to, pay no regard to.
- Turn away, [Active.] 1. Avert, turn aside.
- 2. Dismiss (from service), discard, cashier, turn off.
- Turn away, [Neuter.] 1. Deviate.
- 2. Go, depart, remove.
- Turncoat, n. Apostate, renegade, backslider, deserter.
- Turn down, Fold down, double down.
- Turn in, [Active.] Fold in, double in.
- Turn in, [Neuter.] 1. Bend inward.
- 2. Enter, go in.
- 3. [Colloquial.] Retire, go to bed.
- Turn off, 1. Dismiss, discard, turn away.
- 2. Deflect, divert.
- 3. Accomplish, perform, execute, do.
- Turn one's stomach, Nauseate, sicken.
- Turn out, v. a. 1. Expel, drive out, drum out, turn adrift.
- 2. Put to pasture, put out to pasture.
- 3. Produce, furnish, manufacture, make, accomplish, do.
- Turn out, 1. Bend outward.
- 2. Issue, result, prove, eventuate.
- 3. Get up, rise from bed.
- Turn out, n. 1. Strike.
- 2. Siding, short side track (on a railroad).
- 3. Equipage.
- Turn over, v. a. 1. Turn, reverse the position of.
- 2. Transfer, hand over.
- Turn over, Roll over.
- Turnpike, n. 1. Pike, turnpike gate.
- 2. [U. S.] Turnpike road.
- Turn round, Revolve, whirl, turn.
- Turnsole, n. 1. Heliotrope.
- 2. Litmus.
- Turn tail, [Colloquial.] Flee, run away, make off, cut and run.
- Turn the back upon, Leave with contempt.
- Turn the head, Infatuate, make giddy, make insane.
- Turn the tables, Reverse positions, reverse circumstances.
- Turn to, Have recourse to.
- Turn to account, Utilize, take advantage of, make use of.
- Turn up, 1. Bend upwards.
- 2. Occur, happen, come to pass.
- Turpitude, n. Baseness, depravity, wickedness, vileness.
- Turret, n. Minaret, pinnacle, small tower.
- Turtle, n. 1. Turtle-dove.
- 2. Sea-tortoise, marine tortoise.
- Turtle-dove, n. Turtle.
- Turtle-shell, n. Tortoise shell.
- Tush, interj. Pshaw.
- Tush, n. Tusk.
- Tusk, n. Tush, fang, pointed tooth.
- Tussle, n. [Colloquial.] Scuffle, struggle, conflict.
- Tussle, v. n. [Colloquial.] Scuttle, struggle, contend.
- Tut, interj. Stop, be still, hush.
- Tutelage, n. Protection, guardianship, tutorship.
- Tutelar, a. Protecting, guardian, guarding.
- Tutelary, a. Protecting, guardian, guarding.
- Tutelary saint, Patron, good genius, guardian.
- Tutor, n. 1. (Law.) Guardian.
- 2. Teacher, instructor, master, preceptor, school-master.
- Tutor, v. a. 1. Teach, instruct.
- 2. Discipline, train, bring under control.
- Tutoress, n. Instructress, governante, governess.
- Tutorship, n. Tutelage, guardianship.
- Twaddle, n.
- Twain, n. [Nearly obsolete.] Two.
- Twang, n. 1. Nasal tone.
- 2. Taste, smack, savor, flavor.
- Twattle, n. Twaddle.
- Tweak, v. a. Twitch, twinge, pinch, pull rudely.
- Tweedle, v. a. Allure (by some slight influence, as by fiddling), coax, entice, drib, decoy, toll, troll, lure, lead, draw over, bring over, prevail upon.
- Tweezers, n. pl. Nippers, pincers.
- Twelvemonth, n. Year.
- Twig, n. Shoot, sprig, spray, branch.
- Twig, v. a. [Colloquial.] Observe, notice, take notice of.
- Twilight, n. 1. Crepuscular light.
- 2. Dim light, faint light.
- Twilight, a. Obscure, dim, shaded.
- Twin, a. (Bot.) Doubled, geminate, in pairs.
- Twins, n. pl. (Astron.) [With The prefixed.] Gemini.
- Twine, v. a. 1. Twist together.
- 2. Encircle, surround, embrace, entwine, wind about, wind around.
- Twinge, v. a. Tweak, twitch, pinch, pull rudely.
- Twinge, n. Gripe, pang, sharp pain.
- Twinkle, v. n. Sparkle, flash.
- Twinkle, n. Twinkling.
- Twinkling, n. 1. Flashing, sparkling, twinkle.
- 2. Instant, moment, second, jiffy, trice, flash, twinkling of an eye.
- Twinkling of an eye, Twinkling, twinkle.
- Twirl, v. a. Whirl, revolve, turn rapidly, turn round.
- Twirl, n. Whirling, circular motion.
- Twist, v. a. 1. Twine, twist together.
- 2. Writhe, contort, complicate, convolve.
- 3. Wind, wreathe, encircle.
- Twist, n. Convolution, writhing, contortion, winding, flexure, kink, bending bight, coil.
- Twit, v. a. Reproach, blame, upbraid, taunt.
- Twit with, Reproach for, cast in the teeth.
- Twitch, v. a. Pull suddenly, snatch, jerk, yerk, pluck.
- Twitch, n. 1. Jerk, quick pull.
- 2. Spasm, twitching, sudden contraction (as of the muscles).
- Twitch-grass, n. Couch-grass, dog's-grass, dog-wheat, wheat-grass, quitch-grass, knot-grass (Triticum repens).
- Twitching, n. Spasm, TWITCH.
- Two, n. 1. Sum of two units.
- 2. Pair, couple, brace, SPAN.
- Twofold, a. Double.
- Two-valved, a. Bivalve, bivalvular.
- Tyke, n. 1. Dog, cur, puppy.
- 2. Contemptible fellow.
- Tympanum, n. Drum (of the ear).
- Type, n. 1. Emblem, symbol, figure, sign, token, mark, shadow, image, representation, adumbration.
- 2. Original, model, pattern, prototype, archetype, original, exemplar, protoplast, mirror, paragon.
- 3. Stamp, form, kind, sort.
- 4. Printing character.
- Typical, a. Figurative, emblematical, emblematic, indicative, representative.
- Tipify, v. a. Figure, indicate, betoken, denote, represent, stand for, shadow forth.
- Typography, n. Art of printing, printing.
- Tyrannic, a. 1. Despotic, arbitrary, imperious, domineering, high, absolute, irresponsible, bound by no law.
- 2. Cruel, severe, oppressive grinding, galling, inhuman.
- Tyrannical, a. 1. Despotic, arbitrary, imperious, domineering, high, absolute, irresponsible, bound by no law.
- 2. Cruel, severe, oppressive grinding, galling, inhuman.
- Tyrannize, v. n. Domineer, act the tyrant, be despotic, exercise arbitrary power, lord it, rule with a rod of iron, carry matters with a high hand.
- Tyranny, n. 1. Despotism, absolutism, dictatorship, arbitrary power, despotic rule.
- 2. Oppression, iron rule, reign of terror, cruel government.
- Tyrant, n. 1. Despot, absolute ruler.
- 2. Oppressor, cruel master.
- Tyrant fly-catcher, Kingbird (Muscicapa tyrannus or Tyrannus intrepidus).
- Tyro, n. Beginner, novice, learner.
U
- Ubiquitary, a. [Rare.] Ubiquitous.
- Ubiquitous, a. Omnipresent, ubiquitary, universally present.
- Ubiquity, n. Omnipresence, universal presence.
- Udder, n. 1. Bag (of a cow, &c.).
- 2. Teat, dug, nipple, pap.
- Udometer, n. Rain-gauge, pluviameter, ombrometer.
- Ugly, a. 1. Unsightly, plain, homely, ordinary, ill-looking, ill-favored, hard-favored, not handsome.
- 2. Frightful, horrible, hideous, horrid, shocking, terrible, GREWSOME.
- 3. Cross, sulky, morose, ill-tempered, crabbed, cross-grained.
- Ulcer, n. Sore (discharging pus), fester, imposthume, gathering, boil, pustule.
- Ulcerate, v. n. Fester, suppurate, turn to an ulcer.
- Ulterior, a. Further, remoter, more distant.
- Ultima ratio, [L.] The last argument.
- Ultima ratio regum, [L.] War, the last argument of kings.
- Ultimate, a. Last, final, furthest, extreme, eventual.
- Ultima Thule, [L.] Farthest limit.
- Ultimatum, n. Final condition, final proposition, last offer.
- Ultra, a. Extreme, radical.
- Ultra, n. Ultraist, extremist, radical.
- Ultraism, n. Extreme views, radicalism.
- Ultraist, n. Extremist, ultra, radical.
- Ultramarine, n. Saunders-blue.
- Ultramontane, a. Tramontane, beyond the mountains or the Alps.
- Ultramundane, a. Beyond the world, beyond the limits of our world or system.
- Ululation, n. Howl, howling, wailing, HUBBUBBOO.
- Umbilical cord, Navel-string.
- Umbrage, n. 1. Shade, shadow.
- 2. Offence, resentment, suspicion of injury, pique, grudge, wounded pride.
- Umbrageous, a. Shady, dark, shadowy.
- Umpirage, n. Arbitration, arbitrament, intervention.
- Umpire, n. Arbitrator, arbiter, referee, judge.
- Unabated, a. Undiminished, not abated.
- Unable, a. Incapable, incompetent, not able, impotent, powerless.
- Unaccomplished, a. Unfinished, incomplete, unexecuted, unperformed, undone, unachieved, not accomplished.
- Unaccountable, a. 1. Strange, inexplicable, mysterious, unheard of.
- 2. Irresponsible, unanswerable, not responsible.
- Unaccustomed, a. Unused, new, not habituated, not familiar.
- Unachieved, a. Unaccomplished.
- Unadapted, a. Unsuited, inapplicable, unfit, improper, not adapted.
- Unadorned, a. Simple, unvarnished, plain, without ornament.
- Unadulterated, a. Unmixed, genuine, pure, real, perfect.
- Unadvisable, a. Inexpedient, improper, unfit, unsuitable, not prudent, not discreet.
- Unadvised, a. Imprudent, indiscreet, inconsiderate, rash.
- Unaffected, a. Simple, plain, natural, NAÏVE, sincere, real, genuine, not hypocritical.
- Unalloyed, a. Pure, uncorrupted, unmixed, genuine.
- Unalterable, a. Unchangeable, immutable, stable.
- Unambiguous, a. Plain, clear, explicit, certain, unoquivocal, perspicuous.
- Unamiable, a. Unkind, ungracious, ill-natured.
- Unanimity, a. Agreement, harmony, accord, unison, unity, concert, union.
- Unanimous, a. Concordant, agreeing, harmonious, like-minded, of one mind.
- Unanswerable, a. 1. Irrefutable, irrefragable, incontrovertible, unquestionable, incontestable.
- 2. Irresponsible, unaccountable.
- Unanticipated, a. Unexpected, sudden, abrupt, unthought of, unlooked for.
- Unappalled, a. Undismayed, unawed, undaunted, unscared, fearless, intrepid, daring, bold.
- Unappeasable, a. 1. Insatiable, insatiate, that cannot be appeased.
- 2. Irreconcilable, implacable.
- Unappreciated, a. Unvalued, unprized.
- Unapprised, a. Uninformed, ignorant.
- Unapproachable, a. Inaccessible.
- Unapt, a. 1. Inappropriate, unsuitable, unlit, inapposite, inapplicable, irrelevant, not pertinent.
- 2. Unqualified, incompetent, inapt, ill-qualified.
- Unarmed, a. Defenceless, naked, unprotected, unguarded.
- Unassailable, a. Impregnable, inexpugnable, secure from assault, not to be taken by assault or by storm, tenable against all odds.
- Unassuming, a. Modest, humble, unpretending.
- Unatonable, a. Inexpiable, unpardonable, inexcusable, irremissible, not to be atoned for, that admits of no satisfaction.
- Unattempted, a. Untried, unproved.
- Unauthentic, a. Spurious, counterfeit, supposititious, false, sham, pretended, feigned, fictitious, make-believe, uncanonical, not genuine.
- Unavailing, a. Ineffectual, fruitless, useless, bootless, abortive, vain, futile, inept, nugatory, to no purpose.
- Una voce, [L.] Unanimously, with one voice.
- Unavoidable, a. Inevitable, necessary, not to be avoided, not to be escaped, that must be suffered.
- Unaware, a. Inattentive, heedless, unconscious, not cognizant.
- Unawares, ad. Unexpectedly, suddenly.
- Unbalanced, a. 1. Not poised, not balanced.
- 2. Unadjusted (as accounts), unsettled.
- Unbearable, a. Intolerable, insufferable, unendurable, insupportable, that cannot be borne or endured.
- Unbecoming, a. Indecorous, unsuitable, improper, indecent, unseemly.
- Unbegotten, a. Eternal, self-existent.
- Unbelief, a. 1. Incredulity, distrust, want of belief.
- 2. Scepticism, infidelity, disbelief, free-thinking, refusal to believe.
- Unbeliever, n. Sceptic, infidel, disbeliever, deist, MISCREANT, free-thinker.
- Unbend, v. a. 1. Straighten, make straight.
- 2. Relax, remit, recreate, take recreation, be diverted, be amused.
- 3. (Naut.) Unfasten, untie.
- Unbending, a. Inflexible, unyielding, stiff, rigid, unpliant.
- Unbiassed, a. Unprejudiced, impartial, disinterested, neutral, indifferent.
- Unbidden, a. 1. Unordered, uncommanded.
- 2. Uninvited, unasked, unsolicited, unsought.
- Unbind, v. a. 1. Untie, unloose, loose, unfasten.
- 2. Unchain, set free, set at liberty.
- Unblamable, a. Blameless, inculpable, irreprovable, irreprehensible, faultless, irreproachable, guiltless, innocent, not to be blamed.
- Unblemished, a. Pure, spotless, sinless, guileless, innocent, faultless, impeccable, unspotted, immaculate, unsullied, undefiled, untarnished, without a stain.
- Unborrowed, a. Native, original, genuine.
- Unbosom, v. a. Reveal, disclose, open, divulge, unfold, communicate.
- Unbound, a. 1. Untied, unfastened, loose, not confined.
- 2. Without a cover (as a book).
- Unbrace, v. a. 1. Loosen, remit.
- 2. Relax, enervate, enfeeble, weaken, debilitate, prostrate.
- Unbury, v. a. Disinter, disentomb, dig up, exhume.
- Unbridled, a. Unrestrained, licentious, lax.
- Unbroken, a. 1. Round, full, complete, entire.
- 2. Sound, profound, undisturbed, fast.
- Unbuckle, v. a. Unfasten, loose, unloose.
- Uncanonical, a. Unauthentic, legendary, apocryphal, of doubtful authority.
- Unceasing, a. Incessant, constant, continual, perpetual, uninterrupted, unremitting, unintermitting.
- Unceremonious, a. Ungracious, blunt, bluff, rough, plain, homely, rude, coarse.
- Uncertain, a. 1. Equivocal, doubtful, dubious, unsettled, indistinct, ambiguous, indefinite, questionable.
- 2. Unreliable, insecure, precarious, problematical.
- 3. Not sure, not confident.
- 4. Irregular, unpunctual, capricious, desultory, fitful, variable, changeable, mutable, slippery, shaky, not uniform.
- Uncertainty, n. 1. Ambiguity, doubt, obscurity, vagueness, dubiousness, incertitude, doubtfulness.
- 2. Contingency.
- 3. Irregularity, variableness, changeableness, capriciousness.
- Unchain, v. a. Unbind, unshackle, set free, liberate, set at liberty.
- Unchangeable, a. Changeless, immutable, unalterable, invariable.
- Unchanged, a. Unaltered, unvaried.
- Unchanging, a. Unvarying.
- Uncharitable, a. Harsh, censorious, unkind, illiberal, not charitable.
- Unchaste, a. Dissolute, libidinous, lascivious, licentious, lecherous, incontinent, loose, lewd, wanton, obscene.
- Unchastity, n. Dissoluteness, libidinousness, incontinence, lewdness, wantonness, lechery.
- Unchecked, a. Unrestrained, unhampered, unobstructed.
- Unchristian, a. 1. Infidel, not christianized.
- 2. Irreligious, unholy, ungodly.
- Uncircumspect, a. Imprudent, inconsiderate, careless, heedless, headlong, reckless, indiscreet, incautious, giddy, flighty, unsteady, wild, giddy-brained, hare-brained.
- Uncivil, a. Rude, impolite, uncourteous, discourteous, unmannerly, ungentle, unmannered, ungracious, disrespectful, rough, irreverent, blunt, gruff, bearish, BRUSQUE, ill-mannered, ill-bred.
- Unclayed sugar, Muscovado.
- Unclean, a. Foul, dirty, filthy, nasty, uncleanly.
- Uncleanly, a. Unclean.
- Uncleanness, n. Foulness, defilement, impurity, dirtiness, filthiness, nastiness, pollution, abomination.
- Unclose, v. a. Open, ope, lay open.
- Unclothed, a. Undressed, uncovered, naked, bare, stark naked, in a state of nature, IN PURIS NATURALIBUS.
- Unclouded, a. Clear, bright, sunny, cloudless, unobscured.
- Uncolored, a. Colorless, untinged, unstained, hueless, achromatic, free from color.
- Uncomfortable, a. 1. Disagreeable, displeasing, unpleasant, cheerless, dismal, miserable, unhappy, not comfortable.
- 2. Close (as the weather), oppressive.
- Uncommanded, a. Unordered, unbidden.
- Uncommon, a. Rare, unusual, odd, unwonted, infrequent, strange, queer, singular, remarkable, out of the way.
- Uncommunicative, a. Reserved, taciturn, close, inconversable, unsociable, reticent, incommunicative, sparing of words, of few words.
- Uncompassionate, a. Ruthless, merciless, pitiless.
- Uncompelled, a. Spontaneous, voluntary, unbidden, unconstrained, willing, gratuitous, free, of one's own accord.
- Uncompounded, a. Unmixed, incomposite, simple, single, not complex.
- Uncompromising, a. Unyielding, obstinate, inflexible, stiff, rigid.
- Unconcealed, a. Open, plain, manifest, evident, naked.
- Unconcern, a. Indifference, carelessness, coolness, NONCHALANCE.
- Unconcerned, a. Indifferent, careless, cool, unsolicitous, unmoved, apathetic, dead, NONCHALANT, not anxious, not interested.
- Unconditional, a. Unrestricted, unlimited, complete, absolute, unqualified, unreserved.
- Unconditioned, a. 1. Not conditioned.
- 2. Infinite, inconceivable, incogitable.
- Unconformable, a. Irregular, dissimilar, unlike, incongruous, aberrant, exceptional, erratic.
- Unconformity, n. Non-conformity, incongruity.
- Unconquerable, a. 1. Invincible, indomitable.
- 2. Insuperable, insurmountable.
- Unconquerableness, n. Invincibility, invincibleness, indomitableness.
- Unconscionable, a. Unreasonable, inordinate, excessive.
- Unconstrained, a. Free, easy, natural, spontaneous, voluntary.
- Uncontrollable, a. Ungovernable, irrepressible, rampant, headstrong, not to be controlled.
- Unconversable, a. Unsociable, uncommunicative, incommunicative, taciturn, close, reserved, reticent.
- Unconvincing, a. Inconclusive, indecisive.
- Uncooked, a. Raw, not cooked.
- Uncorrupt, a. Upright, honest, true, virtuous, honorable, impartial, even-handed, straightforward.
- Uncourteous, a. Impolite, uncivil, disrespectful, unmannerly, ungentlemanly, rude, uncourtly, discourteous, inurbane, bearish, ill-mannered, ill-bred, ill-behaved.
- Uncourtly, a. 1. Rustic, awkward, UNCOUTH.
- 2. Uncivil, UNCOURTEOUS.
- Uncouth, a. 1. Rustic, awkward, boorish, clownish, loutish, clumsy, unseemly, unrefined, uncourtly, lubberly, rude, gawky, inelegant, slouching, ungainly.
- 2. Unfamiliar, unusual, strange, odd.
- Uncover, v. a. 1. Strip, lay bare, lay open, divest of covering.
- 2. Disclose, reveal, discover.
- Uncover, v. n. Take off the hat (in token of respect), bare the head.
- Unction, n. 1. [Rare.] Unguent, ointment.
- 2. Fervor, emotion, devotional feeling.
- Unctuosity, n. [Rare.] Unctuousness.
- Unctuous, a. Fat, fatty, greasy, oily, oleaginous, adipose, sebaceous.
- Unctuousness, n. Oiliness, greasiness, fatness, unctuosity.
- Uncultivated, a. 1. Untilled.
- 2. Rude, uncivilized, unlettered, ignorant, unpolished, uneducated.
- 3. Wild, savage, rough, sylvan.
- Uncurrent, a. That does not pass (in payment), not receivable at par, not current.
- Undamaged, a. Uninjured, unhurt, unimpaired.
- Undaunted, a. Bold, intrepid, fearless, brave, courageous, manful, manly, resolute, undismayed, unterrified, unappalled, unawed.
- Undebased, a. Unadulterated, pure.
- Undecaying, a. Enduring, unfading, lasting, undying, amaranthine, imperishable, perennial, immortal, ever-vernal, ever-blooming.
- Undecided, a. Undetermined, unsettled, pending, in suspense.
- Undefiled, a. Pure, spotless, unblemished, unspotted, unsullied, immaculate, untarnished, without a stain.
- Undefined, a. 1. Unbounded, limitless, boundless.
- 2. Indistinct, indeterminate, indefinite.
- Undemonstrative, a. Reserved, quiet, modest.
- Undeniable, a. Indisputable, indubitable, incontrovertible, unquestionable, incontestable, irrefragable, evident, obvious, not to be disputed, beyond all question, beyond a doubt, past dispute.
- Under, prep. 1. Beneath, below.
- 2. Subordinate to, subject to, in subordination to.
- 3. Below, less than, with less than.
- 4. By means of.
- 5. When exposed to, while suffering.
- 6. In, in the state or condition of.
- 7. Attested by, authorized by, signed by.
- Under, ad. In subjection.
- Under arms, Armed for fighting, ready for battle.
- Under bare poles, (Naut.) With no sails set.
- Underbrush, n. Undergrowth, underwood.
- Underdone, a. Rare, done or cooked rare, moderately cooked.
- Underestimate, v. a. Undervalue, underrate, misprize, rate below the true value, rate too low.
- Under fire, Exposed to fire (of shot, by an enemy).
- Underfoot, a. Under the feet.
- Undergo, v. a. Bear, suffer, endure, sustain, experience, pass through, go through, meet with, be exposed to, be subjected to.
- Underground, a. Subterranean, subterraneous.
- Undergrowth, n. Underbrush, underwood.
- Underhand, ad. Secretly, privately, clandestinely, fraudulently, underhandedly.
- Underhand, a. Secret, sly, clandestine, disingenuous, unfair, fraudulent, underhanded.
- Underhanded, a. Underhand.
- Underhandedly, ad. Underhand.
- Underived, a. 1. Original, primeval, aboriginal, primary, first.
- 2. Radical, primitive.
- Underjaw, n. Lower jaw.
- Underlet, v. a. Sublet, let or lease at second hand.
- Underline, v. a. Underscore, draw a line under.
- Underling, n. Understrapper, fag, servant, inferior agent.
- Undermine, v. a. Sap, mine.
- Undermost, a. Lowest.
- Underneath, prep. Under, beneath, below.
- Underneath, ad. Below, under, beneath.
- Underplot, n. 1. Subordinate plot.
- 2. Secret plot, clandestine scheme.
- Underrate, v. a. Undervalue, misprize, underestimate, rate below the true value, rate too low.
- Underscore, v. a. Underline, draw a line under.
- Undersell, v. a. Sell cheaper than.
- Undersign, v. a. Subscribe, underwrite.
- Understand, v. a. 1. Apprehend, conceive, perceive, know, COMPREHEND, penetrate, discern, see, have knowledge of, see through, make out.
- 2. Interpret, take, suppose to mean.
- 3. Mean, imply.
- Understand, v. n. 1. [Rare.] Be an intelligent being, have understanding.
- 2. Learn, hear, be apprised, be informed.
- Understanding, n. 1. Intellect, mind, reason, sense, brains, thinking principle, reasoning faculty, rational faculty, discursive faculty, intellectual powers, intellectual faculties.
- 2. Intelligence, apprehension, comprehension, perception, knowledge, discernment, judgment, notion, idea.
- 3. Agreement, accord, unanimity.
- Understandingly, ad. Intelligibly, intelligently, with full knowledge, with the eyes open.
- Understate, v. a. State too low.
- Understrapper, n. Underling, fag, servant, inferior agent.
- Undertake, v. a. Attempt, set about, engage in, embark in, enter upon, take in hand, take upon one's self, take on one's shoulders.
- Undertake, v. n. Engage, agree, stipulate, bargain, promise, be bound, be sworn, pledge one's self, pledge one's word, plight one's word, pass one's word, take upon one's self.
- Undertaking, n. Enterprise, engagement, attempt, adventure, endeavor, effort.
- Under the breath, Softly, with a low voice, SOTTO VOCE.
- Under the rose, Privately, secretly, SUB ROSA.
- Under the weather, Ill, sick, indisposed, unwell, ailing, on the sick list, out of sorts, laid on the shelf.
- Under the sun, In the world, on the earth.
- Undervalue, v. a. 1. Underrate, misprize, rate below the true value, rate too low.
- 2. Despise, depreciate, esteem lightly, hold in low estimation.
- Underwitted, a. Sappy, silly, half-witted, foolish.
- Underwood, n. Underbrush, undergrowth.
- Underwrite, v. a. 1. Subscribe, undersign.
- 2. Insure.
- Underwriter, n. Insurer.
- Undeserved, a. Unmerited, not deserved.
- Undesigned, a. Unintentional, not intended.
- Undetermined, a. 1. Unsettled, undecided, wavering, hesitating, IRRESOLUTE.
- 2. Unbounded, undefined, unlimited.
- Undeveloped, a. Latent, in embryo.
- Undeviating, a. Straight, straightforward, regular.
- Undignified, a. Common, low, grovelling, base, vile, mean, without dignity.
- Undimmed, a. Clear, bright.
- Undiscernible, a. Invisible, imperceptible, undiscoverable, indiscernible, not to be discerned.
- Undiscerning, a. 1. Blind, purblind.
- 2. Stupid, dull, unintelligent, unenlightened.
- Undisciplined, a. Untrained, unpractised, undrilled, unschooled, uninitiated, inexperienced, raw.
- Undiscoverable, a. 1. Undiscernible, that cannot be discovered.
- 2. Inscrutable, unsearchable, hidden, mysterious, past or above comprehension.
- Undisguised, a. Open, ingenuous, unreserved, plain, frank, sincere, honest, true, not disguised, not cloaked.
- Undismayed, a. Undaunted, unawed, unappalled, fearless, bold, courageous, brave, intrepid.
- Undisputed, a. Undoubted.
- Undissembling, a. Sincere, honest, ingenuous, artless, guileless, open, frank, candid, hearty.
- Undistinguishable, a. Indistinct, indeterminate, confused, indistinguishable, that cannot be distinguished.
- Undisturbed, a. Calm, placid, quiet, tranquil, serene, peaceful, unmoved, unruffled, composed, collected, cool.
- Undivided, a. 1. Whole, entire, complete.
- 2. United, one.
- Undo, v. a. 1. Annul, invalidate, frustrate, bring to nought.
- 2. Loose, unfasten, untie, disengage, open, unfold, disentangle, unravel.
- 3. Ruin, destroy.
- 4. Impoverish, bring to poverty.
- Undoing, n. Ruin, destruction.
- Undomesticated, a. Wild, not tame.
- Undoubted, a. Indisputable, indubitable, undisputed, incontrovertible, unquestionable, not called in question, unquestioned, not doubted.
- Undress, v. a. Disrobe, strip, divest of clothes.
- Undress, n. Dishabille, loose dress, ordinary dress, not full dress.
- Undrllled, a. Untrained, unpractised, undisciplined, unschooled, uninitiated, inexperienced.
- Undue, a. Unsuitable, improper, excessive, inordinate, immoderate.
- Undulate, v. n. Wave, fluctuate, move up and down.
- Undulating, a. Waving, wavy, undulatory.
- Undulation, n. Wave, fluctuation, ripple, rimple, wave-like motion.
- Undulatory, a. Undulating, waving, wavy.
- Undutiful, a. Disobedient, unfilial, disloyal, unfaithful.
- Undying, a. Deathless, imperishable, immortal, perennial, never-dying, ever-living.
- Unearthly, a. Supernatural, preternatural.
- Uneasiness, n. Disquiet, restlessness, inquietude, anxiety.
- Uneasy, a. 1. Restless, restive, unquiet, disturbed, impatient, ill at ease, sitting on thorns.
- 2. Constrained, stiff, awkward, ungraceful, ungainly, not easy.
- Uneducated, a. Illiterate, unlettered, unlearned, untaught, uncultivated, uninstructed, unenlightened, ignorant, rude.
- Unemployed, a. 1. Unoccupied, doing nothing, out of employment.
- 2. Disused.
- Unending, a. Everlasting, ever-during, eternal, perpetual, endless, sempiternal.
- Unendurable, a. Insufferable, intolerable, insupportable.
- Unenlightened, a. Ignorant, UNEDUCATED.
- Unequal, a. 1. Uneven, not alike.
- 2. Inferior, inadequate, insufficient.
- 3. Disproportioned, ill-matched.
- 4. Irregular, not equable, not uniform.
- Unequalled, a. [Written also Unequaled.] Unmatched, matchless, unparalleled, unexampled, unparagoned, peerless, unsurpassed, unrivalled, without an equal.
- Unequivocal, a. Indubitable, incontestable, clear, plain, evident, certain, positive, absolute, unambiguous, unmistakable, not equivocal.
- Unerring, a. 1. Infallible, not liable to err.
- 2. Certain, sure, exact, accurate.
- Unessential, a. Unimportant, immaterial, non-essential, of no account, of no consequence, of no moment.
- Uneven, a. 1. Rough, ragged, jagged, not level, not smooth.
- 2. Unequal, not alike.
- 3. Odd, not exactly divisible by 2.
- Unexampled, a. Unprecedented.
- Unexcelled, a. Unsurpassed, unrivalled.
- Unexceptionable, a. Unobjectionable, good, excellent, faultless.
- Unexpected, a. Sudden, abrupt, unanticipated, unlooked for, unthought of.
- Unexpensive, a. Cheap, moderate, not expensive.
- Unexperienced, a. Inexperienced, unpractised, untrained, unschooled, uninitiated, raw, unversed, undisciplined, unskilled, green, without experience.
- Unexpressive, a. Inexpressive, characterless, blank.
- Unfailing, a. Inexhaustible, exhaustless, certain, constant, not liable to fail.
- Unfading, a. Undecaying, lasting, enduring, amaranthine.
- Unfair, a. Unjust, inequitable, partial, dishonest, dishonorable, disingenuous, one-sided, insincere, uncandid, false, hypocritical, faithless, truthless.
- Unfaithful, a. Faithless, treacherous, perfidious, unreliable, derelict, false, deceitful, disloyal, recreant, treasonable, undutiful, false-hearted.
- Unfaltering, a. Firm, resolute, steadfast, determined, unwavering, unhesitating, unswerving.
- Unfamiliar, a. Unusual, uncommon, strange, singular, queer, unheard of, out of the way.
- Unfashionable, a. Obsolete, disused, antiquated, old-fashioned, out of use, out of fashion, out of date, fallen into desuetude.
- Unfasten, v. a. Loose, unloose, untie, unbind, unclasp, unlace.
- Unfathomable, a. Fathomless, bottomless, soundless, very deep, very profound.
- Unfavorable, a. Adverse, contrary, repugnant, injurious, malign, baneful, unpropitious, inauspicious, discouraging.
- Unfeasible, a. Impracticable, infeasible, that cannot be accomplished or done.
- Unfeathered, a. Unfledged, callow.
- Unfeeling, a. 1. Insensible, torpid, numb, apathetic, callous, without sensibility.
- 2. Cruel, unkind, unsympathizing, hard, hard-hearted.
- Unfeigned, a. Real, sincere, sterling, true, undisguised, genuine, unaffected, unvarnished, not pretended.
- Unfetter, v. a. Unshackle, unbind, set free, loose, set at liberty.
- Unfilial, a. Undutiful, disobedient.
- Unfinished, a. Incomplete, unexecuted, unaccomplished, unperformed, left undone.
- Unfit, a. 1. Unsuitable, inappropriate, inapposite, inapt.
- 2. Unqualified, incapable, incapacitated, insufficient, unequal.
- Unfit, v. a. Disqualify, make unfit, incapacitate.
- Unflagging, a. Untiring, unremitting, unwearied, indefatigable, persevering, undrooping, never-tiring.
- Unfledged, a. 1. Unfeathered, callow.
- 2. Inexperienced, raw, green.
- Unfold, v. a. 1. Expand, open, unroll.
- 2. Reveal, disclose, declare, divulge, tell, interpret, disentangle, resolve, decipher, unravel, unriddle, explain, illustrate, make known, set forth, make clear.
- Unformed, a. Shapeless, unlicked.
- Unfortunate, a. 1. Unsuccessful, unprosperous, unlucky, luckless, ill-fated, ill-starred.
- 2. Disastrous, calamitous, unhappy, deplorable.
- Unfrequent, a. Uncommon, rare, infrequent.
- Unfrequented, a. Uninhabited, unoccupied, deserted, lone, solitary.
- Unfriended, a. Friendless, forlorn.
- Unfriendly, a. Unkind, hostile, inimical, malevolent, antagonistic.
- Unfruitful, a. Unproductive, barren, unproliflc, sterile, addle, unfertile, infecund, fruitless, ACARPOUS.
- Unfurl, v. a. Open, display, spread out, give to the breeze.
- Ungainly, a. Clumsy, awkward, uncouth, uncourtly, inelegant, clownish, boorish, gawky, loutish, lubberly, lumbering, slouching, ungraceful, stiff, constrained.
- Ungenerous, a. Illiberal, unkind, base, mean, sordid, selfish, ignoble, dishonorable.
- Ungentle, a. Harsh, rude, impolite, uncourteous, uncivil, UNGENTLEMANLY.
- Ungentlemanly, a. Uncivil, impolite, uncourteous, discourteous, rude, rough, coarse, bearish, boorish, ungentle, savage, not gentlemanly.
- Ungodly, a. Wicked, impious, sinful, unrighteous, godless.
- Ungovernable, a. Unruly, refractory, uncontrollable, intractable, unmanageable, irrepressible, riotous, rebellious, mutinous, wild, rampant, headstrong, infuriate, mad, frantic, furious.
- Ungoverned, a. 1. Without government.
- 2. Uncontrolled, unbridled, licentious.
- Ungraceful, a. Stiff, constrained, rude, awkward, clumsy, inelegant, coarse, unrefined, unpolished, uncourtly, ungainly, uncouth, slouching, rustic, boorish, loutish, clownish, gawky, lubberly, not graceful.
- Ungracious, a. 1. Uncivil, unkind, impolite, rude, rough, unfriendly, disobliging.
- 2. Unpleasing, disagreeable, ungrateful, offensive.
- Ungrateful, a. 1. Unthankful, without gratitude.
- 2. Unpleasing, offensive, disagreeable, ungracious.
- Unguarded, a. 1. Undefended, unprotected, defenceless, naked, not guarded.
- 2. Careless, incautious, thoughtless.
- Unguent, n. Ointment.
- Unhallowed, a. Unsanctified, unholy, profane, impure, polluted, not consecrated.
- Unhandsome, a. 1. Plain, ugly, not beautiful.
- 2. Unbecoming, illiberal, low, disreputable, derogatory.
- Unhandy, a. 1. Awkward, unskilful, clumsy, bungling, maladroit, inexpert, inapt, not dexterous, not ready, without dexterity.
- 2. Inconvenient, not handy.
- Unhappiness, n. 1. Wretchedness, misery, distress, affliction, woe.
- 2. Misfortune, calamity, disaster.
- Unhappy, a. 1. Wretched, miserable, distressed, afflicted.
- 2. Grievous, disastrous, calamitous, sore, severe, hard, trying, painful, unfortunate, unlucky, unpropitious, sad, afflicting, afflictive, distressing, deplorable, dire.
- Unharmed, a. Uninjured, unhurt, not harmed.
- Unharmonious, a. Discordant, unmusical, inharmonic, inharmonical, inharmonious, out of tune.
- Unhealthful, a. Unwholesome, insalubrious, unhealthy, noxious.
- Unhealthy, a. 1. Unsound, diseased, sickly, not vigorous, not well, out of health.
- 2. Unwholesome, insalubrious, deleterious, poisonous, morbific, unhealthful. noxious, unfavorable to health.
- 3. Morbid, indicative of disease.
- Unheard of, Novel, unexampled, unprecedented, unusual, uncommon, out of the way, strange.
- Unhesitating, a. Prompt, ready.
- Unholy, a. 1. Unhallowed, unsanctified, profane.
- 2. Undevout, irreligious, ungodly, impious, irreverent, wicked, sinful, blasphemous.
- Unhorse, v. a. Dismount.
- Unhurt, a. Uninjured, unharmed.
- Unification, n. Union, junction (so as to become one), incorporation.
- Uniform, a. 1. Undeviating, unvarying, unvaried, unchanged, regular, constant, equable, alike.
- 2. Consonant, consistent.
- Uniformity, n. 1. Sameness, regularity.
- 2. Consonance, conformity, unanimity.
- Unilluminated, a. Unenlightened, obscure, dark, rayless, darksome, dusky, gloomy, sombre, lurid, shadowy, dim, murky, shady, sunless, dismal.
- Unimaginable, a. Inconceivable, that cannot be imagined or conceived.
- Unimpassioned, a. Calm, cool, tranquil, quiet, dispassionate.
- Unimpeachable, a. Blameless, unexceptionable, irreproachable, irreprehensible, unchallengeable.
- Unimportance, n. Insignificance, paltriness, emptiness, triviality, nothingness.
- Unimportant, a. Insignificant, trivial, trifling, inconsiderable, small, slight, of no consequence, of no moment.
- Unimpressible, a. Unsusceptible, impassive, impassible, passionless, apathetic, phlegmatic, Stoical, Platonic, cold, tame, obtuse, torpid, callous, dead, cold-blooded, without sensibility, destitute of feeling.
- Uninjured, a. Unharmed, unhurt, undamaged.
- Uninhabited, a. Deserted, unfrequented, solitary, lone, secluded, without inhabitants.
- Unintelligent, a. Stupid, dull, UNINTELLECTUAL.
- Unintellectual, a. Stupid, dull, obtuse, stolid, doltish, blockish, stockish, slow, heavy, shallow, foolish, simple, soft, sappy, unintelligent, dull-witted, blunt-witted, weak-minded, feeble-minded, half-witted, shallow-brained.
- Uninteresting, a. Dull, tiresome, not interesting, tedious, wearisome.
- Unintermitted, a. Uninterrupted.
- Uninterrupted, a. Incessant, unceasing, unintermitted, continual, constant, perpetual.
- Union, n. 1. Junction, combination, coalition, conjunction, unification, incorporation.
- 2. Harmony, concord, agreement, concert, unison, unanimity, unity.
- 3. Confederacy, alliance, league.
- Unique, a. Single (in kind or excellence), sole, unmatched, unexampled, singular, unequalled, uncommon, rare.
- Unison, n. Agreement, accordance, accord, concord, harmony.
- Unit, n. One.
- Unite, v. a. 1. Join, combine, connect, link, attach, add.
- 2. Incorporate, amalgamate, embody, consolidate, centralize, blend, merge.
- 3. Associate, couple, conjoin.
- Unite, v. n. 1. Concur, agree, co-operate, join forces, pull together, act in concert.
- 2. Coalesce, combine, league, confederate, form a league, form an alliance.
- 3. Be consolidated, be cemented, become one, grow together.
- Unity, n. 1. Oneness, singleness, individuality.
- 2. Concord, harmony, agreement, uniformity, unanimity, unison, concert, union.
- Universal, a. 1. Unlimited, all-reaching, catholic, general, without exception.
- 2. Total, whole.
- 3. Ecumenical.
- Universal, n. (Logic.) General notion or conception (applicable to each individual of a species and expressed by a general term), IDEA (in the Platonic sense).
- Universality, n. Generality, catholicity, unlimited application.
- Universal language, Pasigraphy, pasilaly.
- Universal medicine, Panacea, catholicon.
- Universe, n. World, cosmos, nature, whole creation, all created things.
- University, n. Seminary of learning (of the highest class), literary institution, college.
- Unjust, a. Inequitable, iniquitous, unfair, dishonest, unrighteous, wicked, wrong, nefarious, heinous, flagitious.
- Unjustifiable, a. Unwarrantable, indefensible.
- Unkind, a. Unfriendly, ungracious, unsympathizing, ungenial, unamiable, disobliging, harsh, cruel.
- Unknown, a. 1. Unascertained, not known.
- 2. Mysterious, mystic, hidden, dark, enigmatical.
- 3. Without the knowledge of.
- 4. Obscure, undistinguished, nameless, unnoted, unhonored, renownless, inglorious.
- Unlace, v. a. Loose, loosen, unloose, untie, unfasten, unbind.
- Unlade, v. a. Discharge, unload.
- Unlamented, a. Unwept, unmourned, unregretted.
- Unlawful, a. Illegal, illicit, unlicensed.
- Unlearned, a. Uneducated, unlettered, illiterate, ignorant.
- Unless, conj. Except, if not.
- Unlettered, a. Ignorant, UNLEARNED.
- Unlicked, a. Shapeless, unformed.
- Unlike, a. Dissimilar, different, heterogeneous.
- Unlikelihood, n. Improbability.
- Unlikely, a. Improbable.
- Unlimited, a. 1. Boundless, unbounded, limitless, infinite.
- 2. Unrestricted, unconstrained, absolute.
- 3. Undefined, indefinite.
- Unload, v. a. Discharge, unlade.
- Unloose, v. a. Unbind, loose, loosen, untie, unfasten, unbuckle.
- Unluckily, ad. Unfortunately, as ill luck would have it, in an evil hour.
- Unlucky, a. 1. Unfortunate, unsuccessful, luckless, ill-starred.
- 2. Inauspicious, ill-omened.
- Unman, v. a. 1. Emasculate, castrate, geld, deprive of virility.
- 2. Dishearten, discourage, make despondent.
- 3. Weaken, debilitate, effeminate, emolliate, enfeeble, unnerve, make effeminate.
- Unmanageable, a. 1. Not easily governed.
- 2. Unwieldy, unhandy, cumbersome, cumbrous, awkward, incommodious, inconvenient.
- Unmanly, a. 1. Effeminate, womanly.
- 2. Base, ignoble, mean, ungenerous, cowardly.
- Unmannered, a. Unmannerly.
- Unmannerly, a. Impolite, uncivil, uncourteous, ungracious, rude, rough, blunt, gruff, bearish, unmannered, ill-mannered, ill-bred.
- Unmanufactured, a. Raw, in the natural state.
- Unmask, v. a. Expose, lay open.
- Unmatched, a. 1. Unequalled, unparalleled, matchless, unexampled, unrivalled, unparagoned, without an equal.
- 2. Odd, single (of a pair or set).
- Unmeaning, a. 1. Meaningless, insignificant, senseless.
- 2. Inexpressive.
- Unmeasured, a. 1. Unsparing, unstinted.
- 2. Measureless, immense.
- Unmeet, a. Improper, unfit, unbecoming, unseemly.
- Unmerciful, a. 1. Merciless, cruel, inexorable, inhuman.
- 2. [Colloquial.] Exorbitant, extravagant, unconscionable.
- Unmindful, a. Careless, inattentive, heedless, regardless, unobservant, negligent, forgetful, mindless, not mindful.
- Unmistakable, a. Clear, evident, palpable, plain, manifest, obvious, patent, open, visible, unequivocal, positive, unambiguous, pronounced, decided, glaring, notorious.
- Unmourned, a. Unwept, unlamented, unregretted.
- Unmoved, a. 1. Firm, steadfast, unwavering, unswerving, unfaltering.
- 2. Calm, collected, self-possessed, cool.
- 3. Indifferent, insensible, unaffected, with dry eyes, without a tear.
- Unmusical, a. Discordant, harsh, inharmonic, inharmonical, unharmonious, not harmonious.
- Unnatural, a. 1. Unusual, uncommon, anomalous, irregular, abnormal, aberrant, monstrous, preternatural, prodigious.
- 2. Forced, strained, stilted, affected, constrained, artificial.
- Unnecessary, a. Needless, useless, not requisite, not needed.
- Unnerve, v. a. Weaken, enfeeble, unman.
- Unnumbered, a. Innumerable, numberless, countless.
- Unobjectionable, a. Unexceptionable.
- Unobservant, a. Heedless, careless, thoughtless, inattentive, unmindful.
- Unobserved, a. Unnoticed, unperceived, unregarded, unseen.
- Unobtrusive, a. Modest, retiring, unostentatious, unpretending, unassuming, not forward.
- Unoffending, a. Harmless, blameless, inoffensive, innocent.
- Unorganized, a. Inorganic, inorganical, without organs, without organization.
- Unostentatious, a. Modest, unobtrusive, retiring, unpretending, unpretentious, not boastful, not showy.
- Unpaid, a. Unsettled, owing, due, outstanding.
- Unpalatable, a. 1. Vapid, savorless, unsavory.
- 2. Disagreeable (to the taste), disgusting, nauseous, offensive.
- Unparagoned, a. Unparalleled.
- Unparalleled, a. Unexampled, unequalled, unrivalled, unmatched, matchless, peerless, inimitable, unparagoned, unprecedented, without a parallel.
- Unpardonable, a. Inexcusable, indefensible, unjustifiable, irremissible, inexpiable, unatonable.
- Unperceived, a. Unnoticed, unregarded, unobserved, undescried, unseen.
- Unpitying, a. Relentless, unrelenting, pitiless, uncompassionate, cruel, ruthless, merciless, unmerciful, savage, implacable.
- Unpleasant, a. Unpleasing, disagreeable, displeasing, unwelcome, unacceptable, unpalatable, repulsive, obnoxious, offensive, painful.
- Unpleasing, a. Unpleasant.
- Unpliant, a. Stiff, inflexible, rigid, unbending, unyielding.
- Unpoetic, a. Prosy, prosaic, not poetical.
- Unpoetical, a. Prosy, prosaic, not poetical.
- Unpolished, a. 1. Rough, not polished.
- 2. Rude, uncivilized, unrefined, ungraceful, untrained, untaught, undisciplined, barbarous, illiterate.
- Unpolluted, a. Pure, undefiled, uncorrupted, unvitiated.
- Unpopular, a. Disliked (by the people), obnoxious (generally), not popular.
- Unpractical, a. 1. Theoretical.
- 2. Speculative, contemplative, Platonic, philosophical, given to speculation.
- Unpractised, a. Untrained, inexperienced, unskilled, raw.
- Unprecedented, a. Unexampled, unparalleled, unequalled, unrivalled, unmatched, matchless, unparagoned.
- Unprejudiced, a. Unbiassed, unprepossessed, unwarped, impartial, fair.
- Unpremeditated, a. Unstudied, extemporaneous, extempore, impromptu, spontaneous, off-hand.
- Unprepossessed, a. Unprejudiced.
- Unpretending, a. Modest, lowly, unassuming, retiring, unobtrusive, unostentatious, unpretentious, not forward.
- Unpretentious, a. Unpretending.
- Unprincipled, a. Immoral, wicked, vicious, bad, knavish, roguish, dishonest, trickish, TRICKY.
- Unprocreant, a. Unproductive.
- Unproductive, a. Unfruitful, barren, unprolific, sterile, unprocreant, UNPROFITABLE.
- Unprofitable, a. Profitless, fruitless, bootless, useless, worthless, unremunerating, futile, unserviceable, unproductive, unfruitful, barren.
- Unpromising, a. Inauspicious, unpropitious, unfavorable, unlucky, untoward, ill-omened, not encouraging, not promising.
- Unpropitious, a. Unfavorable, inauspicious, UNPROMISING.
- Unprosperous, a. Unfortunate, luckless, unlucky, unsuccessful, ill-starred.
- Unprotected, a. Defenceless, unarmed, naked, unguarded, open, exposed.
- Unprovided with, Without, destitute of, devoid of.
- Unqualified, a. 1. Incompetent, unfit, unadapted.
- 2. Absolute, unconditional, unmeasured, unrestricted, thorough, plump, full, direct, downright.
- 3. Exaggerated, sweeping.
- Unquenchable, a. Unextinguishable, that cannot be quenched.
- Unquestionable, a. Indisputable, incontrovertible, indubitable, undeniable, irrefragable, incontestable, certain, evident, obvious, not to be disputed, beyond all question, beyond a doubt, past dispute.
- Unquiet, a. Uneasy, restless, agitated, disturbed, not calm, not tranquil.
- Unravel, v. a. 1. Disentangle, extricate, ravel, untwist.
- 2. Unfold, decipher, interpret, understand, resolve, solve, explain, read, clear up, make out.
- Unreadable, a. Illegible.
- Unreal, a. Insubstantial, imaginary, shadowy, visionary, spectral, ghostly.
- Unreasonable, a. 1.
- 2. Exorbitant, extravagant, unfair, unjust, extortionate.
- Unreasonableness, n. 1. Absurdity, foolishness, folly, irrationality.
- 2. Exorbitancy, immoderateness.
- Unregenerate, a. Unconverted.
- Unrelenting, a. Inexorable, implacable, pitiless, relentless, merciless, unmerciful, uncompassionate, hard, cruel, unpitying, severe, stern, harsh, bitter, austere, rigorous, strait-laced, peremptory.
- Unreliable, a. [Modern.] Untrustworthy, not to be depended upon.
- Unremitting, a. Unceasing, continual, persevering, constant, unabated, incessant.
- Unrepentant, a. Impenitent, seared, hardened, callous, incorrigible, irreclaimable, obdurate, abandoned, lost, graceless, shameless, profligate, recreant.
- Unreserved, a. Frank, open, candid, ingenuous, undesigning, undissembling, artless, guileless, sincere, honest, fair, single-minded, above-board, open-hearted.
- Unresisting, a. Submissive, patient, passive, long-suffering.
- Unrestricted, a. 1. Unrestrained, unlimited, free, unconfined, unbridled, unfettered, independent.
- 2. Unobstructed, open, public, clear.
- Unrevealed, a. Secret, hidden, unknown, undiscovered, OCCULT.
- Unriddle, v. a. Solve, explain, expound, unfold, unravel.
- Unrighteous, a. 1. Wicked, ungodly, unholy, sinful, wrong, not righteous.
- 2. Unjust, unfair, iniquitous, inequitable, nefarious, heinous.
- Unripe, a. Immature, not ripe.
- Unrivalled, a. Unequalled, unparalleled, peerless, matchless, incomparable, inimitable, of the best, without a rival, of the first water.
- Unrobe, v. a. Undress, disrobe.
- Unroll, v. a. Unfold, open, evolve, develop.
- Unroot, v. a. Extirpate, eradicate, uproot, root out, pull up by the roots.
- Unruffled, a. Calm, tranquil, composed, undisturbed, cool, quiet, still, placid, peaceful, philosophical, collected, serene, unmoved, imperturbable.
- Unruly, a. Turbulent, ungovernable, refractory, disobedient, insubordinate, mutinous, riotous, seditious, rebellious.
- Unsafe, a. Dangerous, perilous, hazardous, insecure, RISKY, full of risk.
- Unsanctified, a. Unholy, unhallowed, profane, not consecrated.
- Unsated, a. Unsatiated, unsatisfied.
- Unsatiated, a. Unsated.
- Unsatisfactory, a. 1. Insufficient, not satisfactory.
- 2. Lame, poor, weak, feeble.
- Unsatisfied, a. 1. Unsated, unsatiated.
- 2. Dissatisfied, discontented, displeased, malcontent, not satisfied.
- Unsavory, a. 1. Unpalatable, tasteless, insipid, flat, vapid, savorless, mawkish, stale, ill-flavored.
- 2. Unpleasing, disgusting, nauseous, offensive.
- Unsay, v. a. Retract, recall, recant, take back.
- Unscrupulous, a. Unprincipled, without scruples, regardless of principle.
- Unsealed, a. Open, without a seal.
- Unsearchable, a. Inscrutable, incomprehensible, mysterious, hidden, not to be found out or known by searching, past finding out.
- Unseasonable, a. 1. Inopportune, untimely, ill-timed, out of time, out of season.
- 2. Late, too late.
- 3. Premature, too early.
- Unseasonably, a. Untimely, at an unsuitable time, MALAPROPOS, unsuitably.
- Unseeing, a. Blind, sightless, eyeless.
- Unseemly, a. Improper, indecorous, unbecoming, unmeet, unfit, unbefitting, indecent.
- Unselfish, a. Disinterested, generous, liberal, magnanimous, high-minded.
- Unsettle, v. a. Derange, disturb, disconcert, unfix, confuse, disorder, throw into disorder.
- Unsettled, a. 1. Wavering, restless, vacillating, fickle, unsteady, unstable, changeable, not steady.
- 2. Unequal, changeable.
- 3. Turbid, roily, roiled, dreggy, feculent, muddy, not clear.
- 4. Uninhabited, without inhabitants.
- 5. Undetermined, open, not adjusted.
- 6. Unpaid, owing, due, outstanding.
- Unshackle, v. a. Unfetter, unchain, unbind, liberate, emancipate, set free, set at liberty.
- Unshapen, a. Deformed, shapeless, ill-formed, ill-made, ill-shaped, grotesque.
- Unsightly, a. Ugly, homely, plain, ill-looking.
- Unskilful, a. Awkward, bungling, unhandy, clumsy, maladroit, unskilled, inapt, inexpert, without dexterity.
- Unskilled, a. 1. Inexperienced, undrilled, unexercised, unpractised, undisciplined, uneducated, unschooled, unprepared, raw.
- 2. Awkward, UNSKILFUL.
- Unsociable, a. Reserved, taciturn, unsocial, not communicative, not companionable, averse to society.
- Unsocial, a. Unsociable.
- Unsoiled, a. Untarnished, unstained, unsullied, unspotted, spotless, clean.
- Unsophisticated, a. 1. Pure, unadulterated, genuine.
- 2. Guileless, undepraved, good, unpolluted, unvitiated.
- Unsound, a. 1. Defective, imperfect, impaired, decayed, rotten.
- 2. Diseased, sickly, weakly, poorly, infirm, unhealthy, morbid.
- 3. Erroneous, wrong, false, fallacious, incorrect, deceitful, sophistical, illogical.
- 4. Heterodox, heretical, not orthodox.
- Unspeakable, a. Inexpressible, unutterable, ineffable, indescribable, beyond expression.
- Unspiritual, a. Sensual, carnal, fleshly.
- Unspotted, a. 1. Unstained, unsoiled, untarnished, unsullied, spotless, clean.
- 2. Pure, uncorrupted, untainted, undefiled, immaculate.
- Unstable, a. Unsteady.
- Unstained, a. 1. Untinged, undyed, uncolored, colorless.
- 2. Unspotted.
- Unsteadfast, a. Fickle, UNSTEADY.
- Unsteady, a. 1. Unsettled, fluctuating, oscillating, restless.
- 2. Inconstant, fickle, unsteadfast, unstable, changeable, vacillating, wavering, mutable, variable, ever-changing.
- Unstinted, a. Abundant, ample, plentiful, large, full.
- Unstudied, a. Unpremeditated, spontaneous, extempore, extemporaneous, impromptu, off-hand.
- Unsubmissive, a. Disobedient, uncomplying, refractory, obstinate.
- Unsubstantial, a. Light, flimsy, gossamery.
- Unsuccessful, a. 1. Unavailing, ineffectual, abortive, fruitless, bootless, profitless, vain, futile, in vain.
- 2. Luckless, unfortunate, unlucky, unprosperous, ill-starred, ill-fated.
- Unsuitable, a. 1. Unfit, inappropriate, inapposite, unsuited, not adapted, ill adapted.
- 2. Improper, unbecoming, incongruous, out of keeping, out of character, out of place, in bad taste.
- Unsuitably, ad. Inappropriately, unfitly, untimely, MALAPROPOS.
- Unsuited, a. Unfit, UNSUITABLE.
- Unsullied, a. 1. Unspotted, unstained, untarnished, unsoiled, spotless, clean.
- 2. Pure, untainted, uncorrupted, undefiled, immaculate.
- Unsurpassed, a. Unexcelled, matchless, unequalled, unmatched, unparalleled, unrivalled, unexampled, peerless, unparagoned, without an equal.
- Unsusceptible, a. Unimpressible, impassive, apathetic, cold, phlegmatic, stoical.
- Unsuspecting, a. Unsuspicious, credulous.
- Unsuspicious, a. Unsuspecting, credulous.
- Unswerving, a. Firm, determined, resolute, steady, steadfast, stanch, stable, constant, unwavering.
- Unsymmetrical, a. Disproportionate, irregular, out of proportion, without symmetry.
- Unsystematic, a. Irregular, disorderly, immethodical.
- Unsystematical, a. Irregular, disorderly, immethodical.
- Untainted, a. Pure, uncorrupted, undefiled, unspotted, unsullied, untarnished. immaculate.
- Untangle, v. a. Disentangle.
- Untarnished, a. Unspotted, unsullied, unstained, unsoiled, spotless, clean.
- Untaught, a. Ignorant, uninstructed, uneducated, untutored, untrained, uninformed, unenlightened, unlettered, illiterate.
- Untaxed, a. Scot-free, without payment, without expense, not taxed.
- Unteachable, a. Indocile, untractable.
- Untenanted, a. Unoccupied, tenantless.
- Unterrified, a. Undaunted, unscared, undismayed, unappalled, unawed, not afraid, fearless, not terrified.
- Unthankful, a. Ungrateful, not thankful, without gratitude.
- Unthinking, a. Thoughtless, heedless, careless, inconsiderate.
- Unthrift, n. [Rare.] Prodigal, spendthrift, squanderer.
- Unthrifty, a. Thriftless, wasteful, lavish, profuse, prodigal, improvident.
- Untidy, a. Slovenly, sluttish.
- Untie, v. a. 1. Loose, loosen, unfasten, unbind, unloose, CAST OFF.
- 2. Resolve, solve, clear.
- Untimely, a. Ill-timed, unseasonable, mistimed, inopportune, premature, out of season.
- Untimely, ad. Unseasonably, unsuitably, MALAPROPOS, at an unsuitable time.
- Untinged, a. Uncolored, undyed, unstained, colorless, hueless, achromatic.
- Untiring, a. Unwearied, indefatigable, unremitting, unceasing, incessant.
- Untitled, a. Plebeian, ignoble, vulgar, low, base, base-born, low-born, without a title.
- Untouched, a. 1. Not touched, not reached.
- 2. Intact, uninjured, unhurt, scathless, unharmed.
- Untoward, a. 1. Froward, perverse, intractable, stubborn, refractory.
- 2. Inconvenient, unmanageable, annoying, troublesome, vexatious.
- 3. Awkward, ungainly, ungraceful, uncouth.
- Untractable, a. Unmanageable, stubborn, perverse, unruly, headstrong, refractory, obstinate, dogged, mulish, ungovernable, indocile, cantankerous.
- Untrained, a. Undisciplined, uninstructed, uneducated, untutored, inexperienced, uninitiated, undrilled, not trained, ignorant.
- Untravelled, a. [Written also Untraveled.] 1. Not travelled over, unfrequented by travellers.
- 2. Not experienced as a traveller, never having travelled.
- Untrodden, a. Pathless, trackless.
- Untrue, a. 1. False, not true.
- 2. Faithless, treacherous, apostate, recreant.
- Untrustworthy, a. Unreliable, deceitful, treacherous, rotten, not to be depended on.
- Untruth, n. Falsehood, lie, fiction, fabrication, story.
- Untutored, a. Uninstructed, uneducated, undisciplined, inexperienced, uninitiated, undrilled, ignorant.
- Untwist, v. a. Disentangle, ravel, unravel.
- Unused, a. 1. Unemployed, untried, not applied.
- 2. Unaccustomed, unwonted, new, not habituated, not familiar.
- Unusual, a. Uncommon, rare, unwonted, singular, remarkable, strange, extraordinary, odd, queer, out of the way.
- Unutterable, a. Inexpressible, ineffable, unspeakable, indescribable, that cannot be uttered, beyond expression.
- Unvarnished, a. 1. Unpolished.
- 2. Unembellished, plain, unadorned.
- Unveil, v. a. Disclose, uncover, expose, show.
- Unviolated, a. Unbroken, inviolate.
- Unwarrantable, a. Indefensible, unjustifiable.
- Unwavering, a. Constant, steadfast, steady, unhesitating, firm, settled, determined, fixed, stanch, resolute.
- Unwearied, a. 1. Not fatigued.
- 2. Indefatigable, persevering, persistent, constant, continual, incessant, unremitting, unceasing.
- Unwelcome, a. Not pleasing, not welcome, not grateful.
- Unwell, a. Ill, ailing, sick, indisposed, not well, out of sorts, out of health, on the sick list, laid on the shelf, under the weather.
- Unwept, a. Unlamented, unmourned, unregretted.
- Unwholesome, a. 1. Insalubrious, unhealthy, unhealthful, noxious, noisome, deleterious, baneful, poisonous, injurious to health.
- 2. Pernicious (to the mind), injudicious, unsound.
- Unwieldy, a. Unmanageable (from size or weight), ponderous, bulky, weighty, heavy, clumsy.
- Unwilling, a. Loath, disinclined, opposed, averse, reluctant, backward, indisposed, not disposed.
- Unwise, a. Foolish, injudicious, indiscreet, imprudent, ill-advised, ill-judged.
- Unwittingly, ad. Inadvertently, unconsciously, ignorantly, without knowing it.
- Unwonted, a. 1. Unusual, uncommon, rare, unfrequent.
- 2. Unaccustomed, unused.
- Unworkmanlike, a. Unskilful, not workmanlike or workmanly, not artistic, unbecoming a workman.
- Unworthy, a. 1. Undeserving.
- 2. Unbecoming, base, shameful, bad.
- Unworthy of, Discreditable to, disgraceful to.
- Unwritten, a. Oral, traditional.
- Unwrought, a. Unfashioned, unformed, rude, crude, rough, shapeless.
- Unyielding, a. 1. Inflexible, constant, steady, resolute, steadfast, stanch, pertinacious, determined.
- 2. Stubborn, obstinate, wilful, mulish, headstrong, intractable, perverse, wayward, cantankerous.
- Upbraid, v. a. Reproach, censure, reprove, blame, rebuke, chide, reprimand, admonish, condemn, stigmatize, scold, twit, taunt, scold at, find fault with, BLOW UP.
- Upheave, v. a. Elevate, raise, lift, lift up, heave up.
- Uphill, a. 1. Ascending, upward.
- 2. Difficult, hard, arduous, toilsome.
- Uphold, v. a. 1. Support, sustain, hold up, bear up.
- 2. Maintain, defend, vindicate, justify.
- Upon, prep. 1. On.
- 2. About, concerning, on the subject of.
- 3. With, immediately after.
- Upon the spot, Immediately, at once, on the spot.
- Upon the whole, All things considered, in view of all the circumstances, taking every thing into account, on the whole.
- Upper crust, n. 1. Top crust.
- 2. [Colloquial.] Aristocracy, UPPER TEN, upper classes.
- Upper hand, n. Superiority, advantage, ascendency, dominion, rule, pre-eminence, supremacy, mastery, mastership.
- Uppermost, a. Highest, loftiest, topmost, supreme.
- Upper ten, n. [Colloquial.] Aristocracy, UPPER CRUST, upper classes, upper ten thousand.
- Upper ten thousand, Upper ten.
- Uppish, a. [Colloquial.] Proud, arrogant, haughty, assuming, smart, perk, perky.
- Upright, a. 1. Erect, perpendicular, vertical, plumb, on end.
- 2. Honest, just, honorable, conscientious, virtuous, good, pure, straightforward, not mean, not base.
- Uprightness, n. Honesty, integrity, probity, rectitude, justice, equity, fairness, principle, incorruptibility, righteousness, goodness, virtue, honor, trustworthiness, trustiness, worth, dignity of character.
- Uproar, n. Tumult, disturbance, commotion, confusion, turmoil, hubbub, clamor, racket, din, vociferation, noise, HULLABALOO, row, riot, SHINDY.
- Uproarious, a. [Colloquial.] Boisterous, tumultuous, turbulent, NOISY, loud.
- Uproot, v. a. Eradicate, extirpate, pull up by the roots, tear up by the roots.
- Ups and downs, Successes and reverses, prosperity and adversity, good fortune and bad, various fortunes.
- Upset, v. a. Overturn, capsize, tip over, turn topsy-turvy.
- Upshot, n. Conclusion, end, termination, consummation, issue, DÉNOUEMENT, FINALE, catastrophe.
- Upside down, ad. Topsy-turvy.
- Upstart, n. Parvenu, snob, mushroom, pretentious fellow, pretender to gentility.
- Up to snuff, [Colloquial.] Shrewd, experienced, acute, sharp, keen, knowing, astute, sagacious, bright, not to be imposed upon.
- Up to the hub, To the utmost, as far as possible (in any difficulty, as when a wheel is sunk in mire).
- Up to the scratch, [Colloquial.] Courageous, brave, bold, intrepid, daring, dauntless, resolute, ready to fight (as when boxers are brought up to the line or scratch that separates them).
- Upward, a. Ascending, uphill.
- Upwards of, Above, more than.
- Urbane, a. Polite, civil, courteous, complaisant, refined, polished, gentlemanly, ladylike, well-bred, well-mannered, well-behaved.
- Urbanity, n. Politeness, civility, courtesy, complaisance, amenity, suavity, good breeding, good manners.
- Urchin, n. 1. Hedge-hog.
- 2. [Ludicrous.] Child, brat.
- Urge, v. a. 1. Push, press, impel, drive, force onward, push on, press on.
- 2. Solicit, importune, beg, entreat, beseech, implore, conjure.
- 3. Incite, animate, encourage, instigate, stimulate, goad, spur.
- Urgency, n. 1. Pressure, press, exigency, emergency, stress, necessity, pressing want.
- 2. Importunity, entreaty, insistence, solicitation.
- 3. Incitement, stimulus, spur, goad.
- Urgent, a. Pressing, cogent, importunate, pertinacious, earnestly solicitous.
- Urinal, n. 1. Chamber-pot, jorden.
- 2. Place for urinating.
- Urinate, v. a. Piddle, make water, void urine.
- Ursa Major, [L.] (Astron.) Charles's Wain, the Wain, the Great Bear.
- Ursa Minor, [L.] (Astron.) The Little Bear, the Lesser Bear.
- Usage, n. 1. Treatment.
- 2. Practice (long continued), custom, use, habit, prescription.
- Use, n. 1. Employment, application, appliance, exercise, practice.
- 2. Advantage, benefit, utility, service, profit, usefulness, avail.
- 3. Occasion, need, necessity.
- 4. Usage, custom, habit.
- Use, v. a. 1. Employ, apply, make use of, avail one's self of, take advantage of, turn to account, make the most of, put in requisition, bring into play.
- 2. Practise, exercise, put to use.
- 3. Expend, consume, waste, exhaust.
- 4. Accustom, habituate, inure, familiarize, train.
- 5. Treat, deal with, act or behave towards.
- Use, v. n. Be accustomed, be wont.
- Useful, a. Advantageous, profitable, beneficial, serviceable, helpful, available, good, salutary, convenient.
- Useless, a. Unavailing, fruitless, bootless, profitless, unprofitable, unserviceable, valueless, worthless, futile, abortive, null, nugatory, of no use.
- Usher, n. Sub-master, assistant teacher.
- Usual, a. Customary, ordinary, common, familiar, regular, general, frequent, habitual, wonted, accustomed, prevailing, prevalent, every-day.
- Usurp, v. a. Seize (without right), arrogate, assume, appropriate unlawfully.
- Usurpation, n. Seizure, assumption.
- Usury, n. Illegal interest, exorbitant interest.
- Utensil, n. Implement, tool, instrument.
- Uterus, n. (Anat.) Womb.
- Utility, n. Usefulness (in an abstract sense), advantageousness, benefit, avail, profit, service, use.
- Utilize, v. a. Put to use, make use of, make useful, turn to account, take advantage of.
- Utmost, a. 1. Extreme, farthest, last, most distant, most remote.
- 2. Greatest, uttermost.
- Utmost, n. Best, most, greatest effort, highest endeavor, the most that can be done.
- Utopian, a. Ideal, visionary, fanciful, imaginary, chimerical, unreal, not real, air-drawn, air-built, not actual.
- Utricle, n. Vesicle, cyst, bladder.
- Utter, a. 1. Total, complete, entire, perfect.
- 2. Absolute, peremptory, unconditional, unqualified.
- Utter, v. a. 1. Speak, articulate, enunciate, pronounce, express, broach, give forth, give expression to.
- 2. Put into circulation.
- Utterable, a. Pronounceable, expressible.
- Utterance, n. Pronunciation, expression, elocution, delivery.
- Uttermost, a. 1. Extreme, farthest.
- 2. Greatest, utmost.
V
- Vacancy, n. 1. Vacuity, emptiness.
- 2. Chasm, blank, gap, space.
- Vacant, a. 1. Empty, void, unfilled.
- 2. Disengaged, not busied, unoccupied.
- 3. Thoughtless, unthinking.
- Vacate, v. a. 1. Make vacant, leave empty, quit possession of.
- 2. Annul, disannul, nullify, rescind, cancel, quash, invalidate, abrogate, abolish, overrule, make void, set aside, do away.
- Vacation, n. Intermission (of studies, &c.).
- Vaccinate, v. a. Inoculate with kine-pox, inoculate with vaccine matter.
- Vacillate, v. n. 1. Sway, reel, stagger, rock, move to and fro.
- 2.
- Vacillation, n. 1. Swaying, reeling, staggering, rocking.
- 2. Wavering, fluctuation, hesitation, unsteadiness, inconstancy.
- Vacuity, n. 1. Emptiness, vacancy, inanity, inanition.
- 2. Void, vacuum, empty space.
- Vacuum, n. Void, empty space, vacuity.
- Vade-mecum, n. Manual.
- Vagabond, n. Vagrant, outcast, castaway, loafer, lounger, nomad, landloper, idle wanderer, strolling beggar, abandoned wretch.
- Vagary, n. Whim, freak, whimsey, antic, crotchet, whimsicality, prank.
- Vaginant, a. (Bot.) Sheathing.
- Vaginate, a. (Bot.) Sheathed.
- Vagrancy, n. Roving, wandering.
- Vagrant, n. Vagabond.
- Vagrant, a. Strolling, wandering, roving, roaming, unsettled, nomadic.
- Vague, a. Uncertain, ambiguous, dim, doubtful, obscure, undetermined, indefinite, indistinct, unsettled, loose, lax, unfixed, not precise, not exact.
- Vain, a. 1. Unreal, shadowy, unsubstantial, supposititious, dreamy, baseless, imaginary, empty, void.
- 2. Unavailing, useless, bootless, ineffectual, fruitless, profitless, futile, nugatory, abortive, unprofitable, without avail, idle, to no purpose, to no end.
- 3. Worthless, unsatisfying, unsatisfactory, vapid, tasteless, insipid, flat, stale, mawkish.
- 4. Conceited, vain-glorious, inflated, overweening, ostentatious, high, self-sufficient, flushed, opinionated, self-satisfied, self-confident, self-admiring, self-opinioned, self-flattering, high-flown, puffed up, wise in one's own conceit.
- Vain-glorious, a. 1. Conceited, VAIN, proud beyond desert.
- 2. Boastful, vaunting.
- Vain-glory, n. 1. Vanity, empty pride, pride without merit.
- 2. Rodomontade, empty boasting.
- Vale, n. [Poetical.] Valley, dingle, dell.
- Valediction, n. Farewell, adieu, leave-taking.
- Valedictory, a. Farewell.
- Valedictory, n. [U. S.] Farewell address.
- Valet, n. [Fr.] Groom, servant, serving man, waiting servant.
- Valet de chambre, [Fr.] Body servant.
- Valetudinarian, n. Invalid, valetudinary.
- Valetudinarian, a. Weak, infirm, sickly, feeble, weakly, frail, invalid, valetudinary.
- Valetudinary, n. Valetudinarian.
- Valetudinary, a. Valetudinarian.
- Valiant, a. Brave, courageous, intrepid, valorous, gallant, chivalrous, chivalric, heroic, daring, dauntless, bold, fearless, doughty, undaunted, Spartan, lion-hearted.
- Valid, a. Efficacious, efficient, sound, weighty, powerful, conclusive, logical, cogent, persuasive, good, just, solid, important, grave, sufficient, strong, not weak, not defective, not frivolous, not fallacious.
- Validity, n. Soundness, justness, efficacy, cogency, weight, strength, goodness, force, gravity, importance.
- Valise, n. Portmanteau, travelling bag.
- Valley, n. Vale, dale, bottom, dell, dingle, ravine.
- Valor, n. Bravery (especially in war), courage, prowess, boldness, spirit, daring, gallantry, intrepidity.
- Valorous, a. Valiant.
- Valuable, a. 1. Precious, useful, serviceable.
- 2. Worthy, estimable.
- Valuation, n. 1. Appraisement, estimation.
- 2. Value, worth.
- Value, n. 1. Worth, utility, importance (value in use).
- 2. Price, cost, rate, equivalent (value in exchange).
- Value, v. a. 1. Appraise, rate, estimate, account, set a value on.
- 2. Esteem, appreciate, regard, prize, set a high value on, rate highly, hold in high esteem, set store by.
- Valueless, a. Worthless, miserable, of no value, of no use
- Vamos, v. n. [Colloquial.] [Sp.] Be off, depart quickly.
- Vamose, v. n. [Colloquial.] [Sp.] Be off, depart quickly.
- Vamp, n. Upper leather (of a shoe).
- Vamp, v. a. Repair, mend, piece, patch, tinker, refit, retouch, vamp up, patch up.
- Vampire, n. 1. Parasite, bloodsucker.
- 2. (Zoöl.) Vampire-bat.
- Vamp up, Vamp.
- Van, n. Front (of an army or a fleet), fore-rank.
- Vandal, n. Barbarian, savage.
- Vandal, a. Barbarous, savage, Vandalic.
- Vandalic, a. Barbarous, Vandal.
- Vandalism, n. Barbarity.
- Vane, n. 1. Weather-cock.
- 2. Blade (of a windmill, propeller, &c.).
- Vanglo, n. Bene, oil-plant (Sesamum orientale).
- Vanguard, n. Advance-guard.
- Vanish, v. a. Disappear, fade, pass, dissolve, fade away, melt away, pass away, be lost, be no more.
- Vanity, n. 1. Emptiness, hollowness, worthlessness, futility, unrealness, unsubstantialness.
- 2. Conceit, conceitedness, egotism, self-conceit, self-sufficiency, petty pride.
- 3. Idle show, vain pursuit.
- Vanquish, v. a. Conquer, defeat, beat, CHECKMATE, overcome, subdue, subjugate, overpower, overbear, master, floor, crush, worst, rout, discomfit, choke, foil, quell, put down, get the upper hand of, get the better of.
- Vanquisher, n. Conqueror, subduer, victor.
- Vapid, a. 1. Insipid, tasteless, flat, savorless, spiritless, stale, dead.
- 2. Tame, dull, meagre, jejune, languid, feeble, prosing, prosy, prosaic.
- Vapor, n. 1. Gaseous state (of a substance ordinarily fluid or solid), aeriform state.
- 2. Fume, steam, reek, exhalation, smoke, fog, mist, rack.
- 3. Phantom, fantasy, whim, whimsey, vagary, day-dream, vain imagination, unreal fancy.
- Vapor, v. n. Boast, brag, bluster, swagger, bully.
- Vaporer, n. Boaster, blusterer, braggart, swaggerer, vaunter, BLATHERSKITE.
- Vaporish, a. Splenetic, hypochondriacal, peevish, petulant, humorsome, vapory.
- Vaporize, v. a. Evaporate, convert into vapor.
- Vaporous, a. 1. Foggy, vapory, full of vapor.
- 2. Unreal, unsubstantial, vain.
- Vapors, n. pl. Hypochondriasis, spleen, melancholy, dejection, blues, depression of spirits, blue devils.
- Vapory, a. 1. Vaporous, foggy, full of vapor.
- 2. Hypochondriacal, VAPORISH.
- Variable, a. 1. Changeable, mutable.
- 2. Inconstant, unsteady, fickle, vacillating, wavering, fluctuating, fitful, undecided.
- Variance, n. 1. Disagreement, difference, discord, dissension, jarring.
- 2. (Law.) Variation, want of conformity (as between the writ and the declaration, or between the allegation and the proof).
- Variation, n. 1. Alteration, mutation, change, mortification.
- 2. Deviation, departure, difference, diversity, discrepance, discrepancy, VARIANCE.
- Variegate, v. a. Diversify, vary, streak, checker, dapple, figure, mark with different colors.
- Variegated, a. Party-colored, piebald, motley, mottled, pied, many-colored, many-hued, divers-colored, of all manner of colors.
- Variety, n. 1. Diversity, difference.
- 2. Multiplicity, multiformity, multifariousness.
- Variola, n. (Med.) Small-pox.
- Various, a. 1. Diverse, different, manifold, several, sundry, numerous, many.
- 2. Changeable, mutable, uncertain, unfixed.
- 3. Variegated, diversified.
- Varlet, n. Scoundrel, rascal, rogue, knave, scapegrace.
- Varnish, n. Lacquer.
- Varnish, v. a. 1. Lacquer, Japan.
- 2. Polish, adorn, decorate, garnish, gild.
- 3. Palliate, gloss, extenuate, excuse.
- Vary, n. a. 1. Alter, change, modify, transform, transmute, metamorphose, make some change in.
- 2. Diversify, variegate.
- Vary, v. n. 1. Alter, change, be changeable.
- 2. Differ, be unlike, be different.
- 3. Deviate, depart, swerve.
- Vassal, n. 1. Feudatory, feudal tenant.
- 2. Subject, dependant, retainer.
- 3. Servant, bondman, slave.
- Vassalage, n. Subjection, dependence, servitude, slavery.
- Vast, a. 1. Very spacious, very extensive.
- 2. Huge, enormous, immense, colossal, gigantic, prodigious, stupendous, very great.
- 3. Remarkable, extraordinary.
- Vaticinate, v. a. [Rare.] Foretell, predict, prophesy, presage, prognosticate, augur, divine, forebode.